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Colin Woodard

Colin Woodard

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Oct 9, 2025

Lessons from the pandemic: the regional geography of distancing, vaccinations and deaths

I’ve not been posting regularly at Medium — apologies to you for that — but for the past two and half years I’ve been working with the…

Lessons from the pandemic: the regional geography of distancing, vaccinations and deaths

Colin Woodard

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Mar 14, 2023

The American Nations and the 2022 Midterms: regions trump rural/urban divide

In 2017, Medium asked me to write the “Balkanized America” series, which showed how regional differences have shaped American life, past…

The American Nations and the 2022 Midterms: regions trump rural/urban divide

Colin Woodard

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Nov 17, 2020

The American Nations and the 2020 Election

Readers of my “Balkanized America” series here at Medium may be interested in what the American Nations paradigm has to say about the…

The American Nations and the 2020 Election

Colin Woodard

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May 10, 2018

Where Do You Draw the Line?

Secessionist movements are on the rise in the U.S., but ignoring regional histories is a disaster waiting to happen

Where Do You Draw the Line?

Colin Woodard

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Feb 1, 2018

The American Nations, Trumpism, and the 2016 Elections

Donald Trump offered something novel on the campaign trail, and it paid big dividends within two regional cultures and the Electoral…

The American Nations, Trumpism, and the 2016 Elections

Colin Woodard

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Nov 8, 2017

No, the Divide in American Politics Is Not Rural vs. Urban, and Here’s the Data to Prove It

Within each of the 11 “nations” of the U.S., rural and urban voters actually behave very similarly—but very differently from voters in…

No, the Divide in American Politics Is Not Rural vs. Urban, and Here’s the Data to Prove It

Colin Woodard

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Sep 21, 2017

The 11 Nations of America, as Told by DNA

North America was settled by what were, in effect, separate nations — and the proof may reach right into your DNA

The 11 Nations of America, as Told by DNA

Colin Woodard

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Aug 17, 2017

The Almost Civil War of 1789

The colonies had fought one another before. As states, they created the Constitution to avoid doing so again.

The Almost Civil War of 1789

Colin Woodard

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Jul 7, 2017

Welcome (Back) to the Divided States of America

The U.S. is cracking along centuries-old cultural fault lines. We need quick action to mend its wounds.

Welcome (Back) to the Divided States of America

Colin Woodard

Colin Woodard

Author of American Nations; American Character. Director of Nationhood Lab at Salve Regina University's Pell Center. www.colinwoodard.com

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