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Colin Woodard·
In the News
·June 1, 2026·1 min read

Washington Monthly: Woodard on the regional geography of social capital

In Washington Monthly, Nationhood Lab’s director shares the findings of Nationhood Lab’s recent analysis of regional differences in social capital, which has been shown to have an effect on a wide range of economic and social indices
Colin Woodard·
Data JournalismFeatured
·May 30, 2026·4 min read

Trump’s support is in freefall in every American Nations region

Data from G. Elliott Morris’s model indicates the president is now underwater even in his final stronghold, Greater Appalachia
Colin Woodard·
Updates
·April 22, 2026·1 min read

New Research published in Nature‘s Scientific Reports finds American Nations regions help predict and Covid-19 cases and deaths

Colin Woodard·
Updates
·April 19, 2026·2 min read

Nationhood Lab director shares project’s work at Emmanuel College, the Salem Athenaeum

APRIL 19, 2026 BOSTON –  Nationhood Lab director Colin Woodard shared Nationhood Lab’s work on American divisions and the story that...
Colin Woodard·
Data JournalismFeatured
·April 1, 2026·11 min read

Which U.S. regions are bowling alone?: The regional geography of social capital

Across various measures of social network participation and general trust, the Midlands, Yankeedom, and Left Coast top the charts, El Norte and Spanish Caribbean are at the rear.
Colin Woodard·
FeaturedIn the News
·March 11, 2026·2 min read

Is the U.S. a nation-state? How does it hold together? Discussing national identity with the CSCE’s Transatlantic podcast

Colin Woodard·
Data JournalismFeatured
·March 7, 2026·4 min read

Regional differences in excessive drinking

Researchers from Nationhood Lab, the University of Illinois-Chicago, and the HealthPartners Institute found significant differences in excessive drinking across the American Nations regional cultures in a new paper published in the academic journal PLOS One
Colin Woodard·
Data JournalismFeatured
·February 23, 2026·5 min read

Persistent poverty varies massively across U.S. regions

It’s essentially non-existent at the county level in some regions, and hardly uncommon in others
Colin Woodard·
FeaturedIn the News
·February 13, 2026·1 min read

In Smithsonian: when NYC tried to become its own country

Colin Woodard·
In the News
·February 11, 2026·1 min read

Woodard speaks with Minnesota Star Tribune about ICE campaign’s collision with Yankee regional cultural norms

Star Tribune staff columnist Jill Burcum sought out the American Nations angle to the Trump administration's deadly and frequently lawless operation in the North Star State.
Colin Woodard·
Data JournalismFeatured
·February 10, 2026·4 min read

Is Trump’s support faltering in every region save Greater Appalachia?

Detailed approval estimates from G. Elliott Morris suggest Trump’s autocratic behavior suggest a sharp drop his support in the swing regions, Deep South, and exurban Yankeedom
Colin Woodard·
FeaturedIn the News
·January 2, 2026·2 min read

For Politico: the historical roots of our (regional) immigration divide

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