Charles R Hunt
Biographic Data
| ID | 1534626 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Charles R Hunt |
| GIVEN NAMES | Charles R |
| FAMILY NAME | Hunt |
| SIGNATURE | HUNT C R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Boise State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6036-8291 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 51 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
The Multipath Money Trail
Over the last several decades, the onset of political nationalization, party polarization, and negative partisanship have shifted the motivations, strategies, and tactics of those who financially participate in congressional elections. These shifts have taken place amidst landmark campaign finance policy changes. In this paper, we use transaction-level datasets of individual campaign donations, independent expenditures, and political action commi…
How Modern Lawmakers Advertise Their Legislative Effectiveness to Constituents
In the Interest of Millennials? Exploring Generational Representation in US State Legislatures
The literature on representation has shown that those who reflect the characteristics, traits, and/or experiences of a group (descriptive representation) are more likely to represent that group’s interests (substantive representation). In this paper, we argue that questions about representation should be considered with regard to generational identity. Drawing upon research that shows the importance of the Millennial Generation identity for under…
Is Some Politics Still Local? Voter Preferences for Local Candidates
Previous literature has demonstrated electoral advantages for candidates with backgrounds in the communities they represent, even amidst the trends of partisan polarization and the nationalization of elections. Here, we consider voter preferences for local candidates using a broader range of methods, jurisdictions, time periods, and populations than has previously been utilized. Our results leverage a survey experiment presenting respondents with…
Jamie L. Carson, Joel Sievert, and Ryan D. Williamson. Nationalized Politics
Polarization and Place‐Based Representation in US State Legislatures
Recent scholarship has shown that legislators with deeper local roots and other preexisting place‐based attachments to their districts enjoy far‐reaching electoral advantages over their more “carpetbagging” colleagues. In this article, we consider how local roots, and its intersection with legislative polarization, influences legislative behavior, using a dataset of nearly 5,000 state legislators and novel measures of their local roots. We hypoth…
Local Candidate Roots and Electoral Advantages in US State Legislatures
A growing literature has revealed a notable electoral advantage for congressional and gubernatorial candidates with deep local roots in their home districts or states. However, there is a dearth of research on the presence and impact of local roots in state legislative races. In this paper, we close that gap by demonstrating the consistent and significant electoral impacts that state legislators’ local roots have on their reelection efforts. We u…
Won't You Be My Senator? Nuanced “Friends and Neighbors” Voting in U.S. Senate Elections, 1968–2018
Vive la Différence? Is There a Gender Gap in Campaign Strategy and Spending, and Does It Matter
Record numbers of women were elected into office in the US in recent years, and campaign financing may have contributed to their successes. This raises two questions: Is there a gender gap in campaign strategy and spending? And if there is, does it have an impact on election outcomes? Using a new dataset that includes itemized campaign expenditures for the almost 3,500 candidates who contested a House election between 2012 and 2020, we report lit…
Growing Tea With Subnational Roots
Most research has examined the influence of the Tea Party as a social movement or loose organization, but less is known about its influence within legislative party politics, especially at the state level. In this paper, we argue that in this context the Tea Party is primarily an intraparty faction that has caused significant divisions inside the Republican Party. Using an original dataset of legislators across 13 states for the years 2010 to 201…
Expanding Constituency Support Through Shared Local Roots in U.S. House Primaries
This paper addresses the enduring connection of localism and place-based roots shared between many elected leaders and their constituents, which previous work has either ignored or improperly specified. I argue that representatives of the U.S. House with these roots—meaning authentic, lived experience in their districts prior to their officeholding—sustain more supportive constituencies in primary election stage. Using an original 7-point index o…
Beyond Partisanship
While factors like partisanship are increasingly decisive in congressional elections, they do not fully explain variation in constituency support between similarly situated incumbents. I argue that legislators' reelection success is also influenced by the depth of their local, pre-Congress roots in the district they represent. I theorize that this local connection offers practical advantages to incumbents, such as built-in grassroots political in…
When does redistricting matter? Changing conditions and their effects on voter turnout
Beyond Partisanship
While factors like partisanship are increasingly decisive in congressional elections, they do not fully explain variation in constituency support between similarly situated incumbents. I argue that legislators' reelection success is also influenced by the depth of their local, pre-Congress roots in the district they represent. I theorize that this local connection offers practical advantages to incumbents, such as built-in grassroots political in…
Expanding Constituency Support Through Shared Local Roots in U.S. House Primaries
This paper addresses the enduring connection of localism and place-based roots shared between many elected leaders and their constituents, which previous work has either ignored or improperly specified. I argue that representatives of the U.S. House with these roots—meaning authentic, lived experience in their districts prior to their officeholding—sustain more supportive constituencies in primary election stage. Using an original 7-point index o…
Won't You Be My Senator? Nuanced “Friends and Neighbors” Voting in U.S. Senate Elections, 1968–2018
When does redistricting matter? Changing conditions and their effects on voter turnout
How Modern Lawmakers Advertise Their Legislative Effectiveness to Constituents
Local Candidate Roots and Electoral Advantages in US State Legislatures
A growing literature has revealed a notable electoral advantage for congressional and gubernatorial candidates with deep local roots in their home districts or states. However, there is a dearth of research on the presence and impact of local roots in state legislative races. In this paper, we close that gap by demonstrating the consistent and significant electoral impacts that state legislators’ local roots have on their reelection efforts. We u…
Vive la Différence? Is There a Gender Gap in Campaign Strategy and Spending, and Does It Matter
Record numbers of women were elected into office in the US in recent years, and campaign financing may have contributed to their successes. This raises two questions: Is there a gender gap in campaign strategy and spending? And if there is, does it have an impact on election outcomes? Using a new dataset that includes itemized campaign expenditures for the almost 3,500 candidates who contested a House election between 2012 and 2020, we report lit…
Polarization and Place‐Based Representation in US State Legislatures
Recent scholarship has shown that legislators with deeper local roots and other preexisting place‐based attachments to their districts enjoy far‐reaching electoral advantages over their more “carpetbagging” colleagues. In this article, we consider how local roots, and its intersection with legislative polarization, influences legislative behavior, using a dataset of nearly 5,000 state legislators and novel measures of their local roots. We hypoth…
Growing Tea With Subnational Roots
Most research has examined the influence of the Tea Party as a social movement or loose organization, but less is known about its influence within legislative party politics, especially at the state level. In this paper, we argue that in this context the Tea Party is primarily an intraparty faction that has caused significant divisions inside the Republican Party. Using an original dataset of legislators across 13 states for the years 2010 to 201…
In the Interest of Millennials? Exploring Generational Representation in US State Legislatures
The literature on representation has shown that those who reflect the characteristics, traits, and/or experiences of a group (descriptive representation) are more likely to represent that group’s interests (substantive representation). In this paper, we argue that questions about representation should be considered with regard to generational identity. Drawing upon research that shows the importance of the Millennial Generation identity for under…
When does redistricting matter? Changing conditions and their effects on voter turnout
Expanding Constituency Support Through Shared Local Roots in U.S. House Primaries
This paper addresses the enduring connection of localism and place-based roots shared between many elected leaders and their constituents, which previous work has either ignored or improperly specified. I argue that representatives of the U.S. House with these roots—meaning authentic, lived experience in their districts prior to their officeholding—sustain more supportive constituencies in primary election stage. Using an original 7-point index o…
Beyond Partisanship
While factors like partisanship are increasingly decisive in congressional elections, they do not fully explain variation in constituency support between similarly situated incumbents. I argue that legislators' reelection success is also influenced by the depth of their local, pre-Congress roots in the district they represent. I theorize that this local connection offers practical advantages to incumbents, such as built-in grassroots political in…
Won't You Be My Senator? Nuanced “Friends and Neighbors” Voting in U.S. Senate Elections, 1968–2018
Vive la Différence? Is There a Gender Gap in Campaign Strategy and Spending, and Does It Matter
Record numbers of women were elected into office in the US in recent years, and campaign financing may have contributed to their successes. This raises two questions: Is there a gender gap in campaign strategy and spending? And if there is, does it have an impact on election outcomes? Using a new dataset that includes itemized campaign expenditures for the almost 3,500 candidates who contested a House election between 2012 and 2020, we report lit…
Growing Tea With Subnational Roots
Most research has examined the influence of the Tea Party as a social movement or loose organization, but less is known about its influence within legislative party politics, especially at the state level. In this paper, we argue that in this context the Tea Party is primarily an intraparty faction that has caused significant divisions inside the Republican Party. Using an original dataset of legislators across 13 states for the years 2010 to 201…
Local Candidate Roots and Electoral Advantages in US State Legislatures
A growing literature has revealed a notable electoral advantage for congressional and gubernatorial candidates with deep local roots in their home districts or states. However, there is a dearth of research on the presence and impact of local roots in state legislative races. In this paper, we close that gap by demonstrating the consistent and significant electoral impacts that state legislators’ local roots have on their reelection efforts. We u…
Jamie L. Carson, Joel Sievert, and Ryan D. Williamson. Nationalized Politics
Polarization and Place‐Based Representation in US State Legislatures
Recent scholarship has shown that legislators with deeper local roots and other preexisting place‐based attachments to their districts enjoy far‐reaching electoral advantages over their more “carpetbagging” colleagues. In this article, we consider how local roots, and its intersection with legislative polarization, influences legislative behavior, using a dataset of nearly 5,000 state legislators and novel measures of their local roots. We hypoth…
How Modern Lawmakers Advertise Their Legislative Effectiveness to Constituents
In the Interest of Millennials? Exploring Generational Representation in US State Legislatures
The literature on representation has shown that those who reflect the characteristics, traits, and/or experiences of a group (descriptive representation) are more likely to represent that group’s interests (substantive representation). In this paper, we argue that questions about representation should be considered with regard to generational identity. Drawing upon research that shows the importance of the Millennial Generation identity for under…
Is Some Politics Still Local? Voter Preferences for Local Candidates
Previous literature has demonstrated electoral advantages for candidates with backgrounds in the communities they represent, even amidst the trends of partisan polarization and the nationalization of elections. Here, we consider voter preferences for local candidates using a broader range of methods, jurisdictions, time periods, and populations than has previously been utilized. Our results leverage a survey experiment presenting respondents with…
The Multipath Money Trail
Over the last several decades, the onset of political nationalization, party polarization, and negative partisanship have shifted the motivations, strategies, and tactics of those who financially participate in congressional elections. These shifts have taken place amidst landmark campaign finance policy changes. In this paper, we use transaction-level datasets of individual campaign donations, independent expenditures, and political action commi…
Electoral Systems and Political Participation (11 works) · Law (11 works) · Political science (11 works) · Politics (11 works) · Law (9 works) · Public Administration (8 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Gender Politics and Representation (6 works) · Legislature (6 works) · Political economy (6 works)