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American Nations

Colin Woodard·
In the News
·November 26, 2023·1 min read

Washington Monthly: How More in Common’s Hidden Tribes are distributed via America’s regional cultures

In Washington Monthly, Nationhood Lab director Colin Woodard discusses how core value archetypes are maldistributed across U.S. regional cultures At Washington Monthly,...
Colin Woodard·
Updates
·July 28, 2023·2 min read

Nationhood Lab partners with public health researchers to publish academic papers on the geography of obesity, diabetes, exercise and other critical phenomena

July 27 2023 NEWPORT, R.I. – Newly published research reveals stark differences between U.S. regions in the prevalence of diabetes,...
Colin Woodard·
Data JournalismFeatured
·July 29, 2024·14 min read

Geography of Environmentalism, Climate Action and Climate Denial

Colin Woodard·
FeaturedUpdates
·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·
Data JournalismFeatured
·July 17, 2023·4 min read

The Regional Geography of Unhealthy Living Characteristics

Researchers from Nationhood Lab, the University of Illinois-Chicago, and the University of Minnesota found stark differences in obesity, diabetes, and exercise across the American Nations in Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases.
Colin Woodard·
In the News
·July 26, 2025·1 min read

WBUR’s Cognoscenti features Nationhood Lab’s work on U.S. regional differences

Colin Woodard·
Data JournalismFeatured
·February 23, 2026·5 min read

Persistent poverty varies massively across U.S. regions

It’s essentially non-existent at the county level in some regions, and hardly uncommon in others
Colin Woodard·
Data JournalismFeaturedUncategorized
·April 21, 2023·27 min read

The Geography of U.S. Gun Violence

America’s regions are poles apart when it comes to gun deaths and the cultural and ideological forces that drive them. We crunched the numbers to reveal the geography of firearm homicides and suicides.
Colin Woodard·
Updates
·October 23, 2024·3 min read

New academic studies from Nationhood Lab and partners reveal regional differences in arthritis, dental health, dietary patterns, and a health link in voter turnout

Colin Woodard·
In the News
·November 14, 2024·1 min read

Nationhood Lab director discusses election results with CBC Nova Scotia

The morning after, Colin Woodard spoke to the hosts of the province's "Mainstreet" program about the consequences for democracy, world stability, and the US-Canada relationship
Colin Woodard·
In the News
·July 23, 2023·1 min read

Die Welt: Nationhood Lab director on the challenges to U.S. nationhood

The Pell Center's Colin Woodard talked at length with the German daily's U.S. correspondent about the implications of the U.S. having always been a Balkanized federation of rival regional cultures
Colin Woodard·
Data JournalismFeatured
·June 10, 2025·6 min read

Canada’s 2025 Election and the American Nations

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Nationhood Lab
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    • An Authoritarian Threat
    • A Balkanized Federation
    • A Lost National Narrative
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    • A New National Narrative
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