Candidate Roots: Perceptions of Place and Region in U.S Politics

• In Event: Place and Public Opinion

Brief Overview

We field an observational study and a conjoint experiment to determine how respondents perceive place and region as they relate to U.S. political candidates. We find positive effects for more rural areas, regions, and purported values.

Authors

• Mia Costa, Dartmouth College

• Jayanth Vasudeva Uppaluri, University of Leeds