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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

Colin Woodard·
In the News
·December 30, 2025·2 min read

Iowa Public Radio, Quad Cities NPR feature Nations Apart and Nationhood Lab

Project director Colin Woodard was the guest on Iowa Public Radio's statewide, hour-long public affairs show "River to River" and WVIK's popular "Heartland Politics" show, serving eastern Iowa and northwestern Illinois
Colin Woodard·
Data JournalismFeatured
·December 17, 2025·3 min read

Blue Shift: California’s redistricting ballot measure converts its Far West section

In November, Californians passed Proposition 50, redistricting the state's Congressional districts in response to Texas's extreme, mid-cycle gerrymander. Many Trump-supporting areas backed the move.
Colin Woodard·
Data JournalismFeatured
·December 8, 2025·4 min read

Regional differences in attitudes toward undocumented immigrants

Colin Woodard·
In the News
·November 25, 2025·2 min read

Woodard discusses Nationhood Lab’s work on KERA’s syndicated Think program

Nationhood Lab's founder also discussed his new book, Nations Apart, on the Dallas NPR superstation's hour-format interview program, which is carried by public radio stations in 29 states nationwide
Colin Woodard·
Data JournalismFeatured
·November 22, 2025·5 min read

The 2025 Virginia and New Jersey gubernatorial elections and the American Nations

This month's votes followed the usual regional lines, but with shifts toward Democrats even in rural Appalachia
Colin Woodard·
FeaturedIn the News
·November 21, 2025·1 min read

WHYY discusses Nationhood Lab’s work with project director Colin Woodard

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Nationhood Lab
  • THE CHALLENGE
    • An Authoritarian Threat
    • A Balkanized Federation
    • A Lost National Narrative
  • OUR WORK
    • Data Journalism
    • A New National Narrative
    • Research and Publications
    • Initiatives
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    • Updates
  • ABOUT US
    • The Project
    • Project Director
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