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American Nations

·December 4, 2024·9 min read

The 2024 Presidential Election and the American Nations

America’s regional cultures followed their usual pattern, but there with big shifts in El Norte and Spanish Caribbean and in rural parts of other regions.

Colin Woodard·

In the News

·November 14, 2024·1 min read

Nationhood Lab director discusses election results with CBC Nova Scotia

The morning after, Colin Woodard spoke to the hosts of the province's "Mainstreet" program about the consequences for democracy, world stability, and the US-Canada relationship

Colin Woodard·

In the News

·November 7, 2024·1 min read

BBC Mundo features Woodard’s American Nations, Nationhood Lab

Colin Woodard·

Featured In the News

·November 4, 2024·1 min read

New York Times interviews Nationhood Lab director about origins, meaning of U.S. regional terminology

Maine's Portland Press Herald also spoke with Colin Woodard to get the backstory on why Maine always ranks so high in voter participation

Colin Woodard·

In the News

·November 3, 2024·1 min read

Minnesota Star-Tribune features Woodard and Nationhood Lab’s work ahead of US election

Staff Editorial writer Jill Burcum wrote on American Nations, the Vice Presidential picks, and the state of U.S. democracy

Colin Woodard·

Updates

·October 23, 2024·3 min read

New academic studies from Nationhood Lab and partners reveal regional differences in arthritis, dental health, dietary patterns, and a health link in voter turnout

Colin Woodard·

Data Journalism Featured

·October 21, 2024·8 min read

Texan political tribes and the American Nations

More in Common’s Threads of Texas project found seven distinct groups of Texans; we explored how they’re distributed geographically and within the state’s Latino community

Colin Woodard·

In the News

·October 12, 2024·1 min read

La Presse interviews Woodard on American Nations and U.S. politics

Nationhood Lab’s director sat down with the U.S. correspondent of Quebec’s newspaper of record about the political implications of the...

Colin Woodard·

Data Journalism Featured

·August 29, 2024·8 min read

Survey results: Authoritarian mindsets and the American Nations regions

Colin Woodard·

Updates

·August 22, 2024·4 min read

Nationhood Lab poll: Harris Leads Trump by 4% Nationally, but with Wide Variation by Age, Ethnicity, and U.S. Regional Cultures

NEWPORT, RI— A new national poll from Salve Regina University’s Pell Center and Embold Research shows Vice President Kamala Harris leading former President Donald Trump by four percentage points among likely voters, but with large differences between age groups, ethnicities, and historically-based U.S. regions.