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American Nations

·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

October 23 2024 NEWPORT, R.I. – A series of newly published studies have revealed significant differences between U.S. regions in...

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

Colin Woodard·

Data Journalism Featured

·August 29, 2024·8 min read

Survey results: Authoritarian mindsets and the American Nations regions

Our national survey found the Deep South and Left Coast are polar opposites when it comes to right-wing authoritarian mindsets, but that Yankeedom and Greater Appalachia have nuanced pictures

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.

Colin Woodard·

Data Journalism Featured

·July 29, 2024·14 min read

Geography of Environmentalism, Climate Action and Climate Denial

Colin Woodard·

Updates

·July 9, 2024·4 min read

New scientific studies from Nationhood Lab and partners reveal regional differences in lifestyle health indicators, COVID-19 infections and deaths, life expectancy

July 9 2024 NEWPORT, R.I. – A series of newly published studies reveal significant differences between U.S. regions in various...

Colin Woodard·

Data Journalism Featured

·June 29, 2024·18 min read

Immigration and the American Nations

The United States is regions apart when it comes to attitudes about immigration, immigrants and immigration policies. The geography of immigration has shifted substantially since 1900, with political effects visible on the ground.

Colin Woodard·

Data Journalism Featured

·June 28, 2024·3 min read

The American Nations and the States: Change over time

Colin Woodard·

In the News

·June 4, 2024·1 min read

For TPM: on the geography of U.S. abortion opinion

In Talking Points Memo, Nationhood Lab director Colin Woodard writes about the project’s latest study, the deep backstory on the differences in abortion opinion and policy between U.S. regions

Colin Woodard·

Data Journalism Featured

·May 24, 2024·23 min read

Abortion’s Regional Divide

Centuries-old settlement patterns created the geographic contours of the contemporary abortion debate, corrosive effects on the bonds that hold the union together

Colin Woodard·

Updates

·April 4, 2024·3 min read

Voter turnout and health outcomes are interrelated and vary by region, according to latest research from Nationhood Lab collaboration

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