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American Nations

Colin Woodard·
FeaturedUpdates
·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

The findings from researchers at Nationhood Lab, the University of Illinois Chicago, and the HealthPartners Institute found the American Nations regional cultures to be one of the most powerful predictive elements in predicting county-level pandemic mortality and cases.
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

Colin Woodard·
FeaturedIn the News
·March 11, 2026·2 min read

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

Nationhood Lab director Colin Woodard joined the podcast of the U.S. Helsinki Commission at their Washington studios to talk about U.S. survival and how his time in Eastern Europe and the Balkans informs his work
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

Colin Woodard·
FeaturedIn the News
·February 13, 2026·1 min read

In Smithsonian: when NYC tried to become its own country

On the brink of the Civil War, New York City's mayor led a movement to secede from the New England-settled Upstate 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?

Colin Woodard·
FeaturedIn the News
·January 2, 2026·2 min read

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

The "Great Wave" immigrants didn't come to the Dixie regions, where policies and public attitudes toward them remain unfriendly today
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 Journalism
·December 17, 2025·3 min read

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

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