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Colin Woodard·
FeaturedUpdates
·April 26, 2024·3 min read

Most Americans Define the U.S. by adherence to ideals rather than heritage, ancestry, or traditions, a new Pell Center Nationhood Lab poll finds

The nationwide survey finds Americans prefer to define their country by its commitment to civic ideals rather than by shared ancestry, history, traditions or culture by wide margins
Colin Woodard·
Data JournalismFeatured
·July 29, 2024·14 min read

Geography of Environmentalism, Climate Action and Climate Denial

There's a regional gap on climate change which mirrors a "green gap" that goes back nearly two centuries. Nationhood Lab explores the reasons why.
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
·May 3, 2026·1 min read

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

Nationhood Lab’s director was the guest on the episode for the week of April 19 of the public television series, co-produced by the Pell Center and Rhode Island's Ocean State Public Media
Colin Woodard·
FeaturedIn 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....
Colin Woodard·
Data JournalismFeatured
·March 7, 2026·4 min read

Regional differences in excessive drinking

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·
Data JournalismFeatured
·June 28, 2024·3 min read

The American Nations and the States: Change over time

We previously parsed 2020 census data to reveal present day state-level power dynamics. Now we've done the same for 1900 and 1950, revealing remarkable stability in most states, and dramatic shifts in others.
Colin Woodard·
Data JournalismFeatured
·May 24, 2024·23 min read

Abortion’s Regional Divide

Colin Woodard·
FeaturedUpdates
·March 12, 2025·4 min read

Nationhood Lab research finds most Americans share a common vision for the United States

The broadly accepted narrative is rooted in the civic ideals set forth in the Declaration of Independence
Colin Woodard·
Data JournalismFeatured
·December 8, 2025·4 min read

Regional differences in attitudes toward undocumented immigrants

The Democracy Project + UCLA Nationscape polls revealed fractures paralleling previously reported regional immigration history By Colin Woodard With the...
Colin Woodard·
Data JournalismFeatured
·February 9, 2024·3 min read

The American Nations and the 50 States

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  • THE CHALLENGE
    • An Authoritarian Threat
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    • A New National Narrative
    • Research and Publications
    • Initiatives
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  • ABOUT US
    • The Project
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Nationhood Lab
  • THE CHALLENGE
    • An Authoritarian Threat
    • A Balkanized Federation
    • A Lost National Narrative
  • OUR WORK
    • Data Journalism
    • A New National Narrative
    • Research and Publications
    • Initiatives
  • NEWS AND UPDATES
    • In the News
    • Updates
  • ABOUT US
    • The Project
    • Project Director
    • Advisory Council
  • CONTACT
  • PELL CENTER
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