Business Insider: Author says US is made up of 11 separate nations

New France

The New Orleans area, a progressive hub nestled in the Deep South, makes up what Woodard calls New France, as does the Canadian province of Quebec.

"After a long history of imperial oppression, its people have emerged as down-to-earth, egalitarian, and consensus driven, among the most liberal on the continent, with unusually tolerant attitudes toward gays and people of all races and a ready acceptance of government involvement in the economy" Woodard wrote of New France.

People in this multicultural region tend to be comfortable with government involvement in the economy, he said.

Deep South

The Deep South traces its roots to slave societies in the West Indies, where democracy was reserved for the privileged and many were resigned to a life of servitude, Woodard wrote.

People in the Deep South tend to fight against the expansion of federal powers, taxes on the wealthy, and corporate and environmental regulations.
On Woodard's map, the Deep South spans from rural North Carolina, through South Carolina, Georgia, northern Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, northern Louisiana, and eastern Texas.

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Of particular note is that New France kicked Baton Rouge out of the club.