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Colin Woodard·
Data JournalismFeatured
·August 24, 2026·7 min read

Survey results: Authoritarian mindsets concentrated in Deep South, Greater Appalachia

Trump's second term has coincided with increased polarization in the regional distribution of authoritarian attitudes, a new Pell Center poll has found
Colin Woodard·
FeaturedIn the News
·July 22, 2026·2 min read

For TPM: the America250 commission’s deeply flawed Christian Nationalist comic book history series

The Congressionally-constituted America250 commission licensed the series to an evangelical Christian comics publisher, pushing a deeply-distorted, evidence-challenged account of the nation's founding and constitution.
Colin Woodard·
FeaturedIn the News
·July 12, 2026·1 min read

Woodard shares Nationhood Lab’s work on what divides and unites Americans on local TV stations across the country

Colin Woodard·
FeaturedIn the News
·July 6, 2026·1 min read

Nationhood Lab director discusses US history with Politico and the BBC

For the country's 250th birthday, Colin Woodard shared insights on the country's regional divides, territorial expansion and national identity crisis alongside leading historians
Colin Woodard·
Data JournalismFeatured
·June 22, 2026·3 min read

The Geography of MAGA

Self-identified MAGAs are not evenly distributed across America's regions, with six times as many per capita in the Deep South compared to New Netherland
Colin Woodard·
FeaturedUpdates
·June 21, 2026·1 min read

Nationhood Lab hosts conference on the cultural geography and regional cultural determinants of health in the United States

Colin Woodard·
Data JournalismFeatured
·June 15, 2026·3 min read

Trump says America was founded not as an idea, but on the character of Anglo-Saxon settlers. Americans disagree by nearly 9 to 1.

In a new Pell Center poll, Americans say we're founded on the ideals of the Declaration rather than the intrinsic character of the Anglo-Saxon people by 85-15, and for Republicans and Trump voters the gap is even wider
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·
FeaturedIn the News
·May 3, 2026·1 min read

Woodard discusses Nations Apart and Nationhood Lab’s research with public television’s “Story in the Public Square”

Colin Woodard·
Data JournalismFeatured
·April 1, 2026·11 min read

Which U.S. regions are bowling alone?: The regional geography of social capital

Across various measures of social network participation and general trust, the Midlands, Yankeedom, and Left Coast top the charts, El Norte and Spanish Caribbean are at the rear.
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

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    • An Authoritarian Threat
    • A Balkanized Federation
    • A Lost National Narrative
  • OUR WORK
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    • A New National Narrative
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    • Initiatives
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