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U.S. Politics

Colin Woodard·
Data Journalism
·November 11, 2026·6 min read

The Deep Southern Vote in Black and White

Democrats won the Deep South because Black people turned out, white Republicans stayed home in an election where ethnonationalist authoritarianism played a huge role
Colin Woodard·
Data JournalismFeatured
·November 5, 2026·9 min read

The 2026 Midterms: the Deep South is now a battleground region

In an election that was a referendum on Trump, American Nation’s El Norte and Midlands regions swung particularly hard against his allies this week, but the “red wall” in the Deep South also collapsed, a electoral death knell for Trumpism on the national stage
Colin Woodard·
Data JournalismFeatured
·October 29, 2026·4 min read

Survey results: in many regions, most people say the U.S. is no longer a democracy

Colin Woodard·
Data JournalismFeatured
·October 6, 2026·3 min read

Map: Communitarian vs Individualistic Regions

A new map categorizes American Nations according to the cultural emphasis placed on communitarianism or individualism, which has been shown to have massive extensive effects on policy, politics, and human outcomes
Colin Woodard·
FeaturedIn the News
·August 30, 2026·1 min read

Woodard discusses regionalism’s role in enabling the rise of authoritarianism on CBS News

Nationhood Lab's director spoke with The Takeout host Major Garret about the very real dangers the country could shatter from the pressures of resisting the ethnonationalist ambitions of the Trump administration
Colin Woodard·
FeaturedIn the News
·July 6, 2026·2 min read

Nationhood Lab director discusses US history with Politico, the BBC and The World

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

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

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·
FeaturedUpdates
·January 23, 2026·2 min read

In Poland, Woodard shares Nationhood Lab’s work with scholars, students, officials and the media

January 20, 2025 WARSAW, POLAND – Nationhood Lab director Colin Woodard spent last week in Poland, presenting the project’s work to students, scholars, diplomats and public officials and appearing on all three of the country’s competing nationwide television networks.
Colin Woodard·
In the News
·December 30, 2025·2 min read

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

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