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U.S. Politics

·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 Journalism Featured

·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·

Featured Updates

·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

Colin Woodard·

Data Journalism

·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·

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 Journalism Featured

·November 22, 2025·5 min read

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

Colin Woodard·

Featured In the News

·November 21, 2025·1 min read

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

Woodard the guest on the Philadelphia public radio superstation’s hour-long live public affairs interview show, “The Connection” with Marty Moss-Coane....