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·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.

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·April 19, 2026·2 min read

Nationhood Lab director shares project’s work at Emmanuel College, the Salem Athenaeum

APRIL 19, 2026 BOSTON – Nationhood Lab director Colin Woodard shared Nationhood Lab’s work on American divisions and the story that...

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·September 14, 2023·2 min read

Nationhood Lab Director Addresses U.S. Senators On Challenges To U.S. Democracy And Nationhood And How To Overcome Them

Colin Woodard·

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·May 12, 2023·1 min read

Nationhood Lab Director Addresses AEI Conference On Challenges Of U.S. Nationhood And How To Overcome Them

May 12, 2022 WASHINGTON – The director of Salve Regina University’s Nationhood Lab spoke at the American Enterprise Institute last week about the challenges to maintaining U.S. nationhood and how to help overcome them.

Colin Woodard·

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·September 17, 2025·3 min read

New study reveals regional differences in wellness across the United States

September 15, 2025 MISSISSAUGA, Ontario and NEWPORT, R.I. -- In the United States, Northeastern and Midwestern residents tend to have higher physical, social, mental and financial—i.e., “traditional”—wellness, while Southern residents have report higher “existential” wellness, involving a sense of purpose, fulfillment and community identity, according to a new analysis of survey data from more than 325,000 Americans.

Colin Woodard·

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·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

Colin Woodard·

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·December 5, 2024·3 min read

Nationhood Lab director addresses GMF’s State of the Unions conference, URI, UMaine, BYU, NCSL others on crisis in US democracy

December 5, 2024 KINGSTON, R.I. — Project Director Colin Woodard has been speaking about Nationhood Lab’s work across the country,...

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·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