Dr. Heather L. Ondercin ( Appalachian State University) and Dr. Sarah A. Fulton (Texas A&M) had their article “Bargain Shopping: How Candidate Sex Lowers the Cost of Voting” published in the June 2019 issue of Politics and Gender. The article presents that individuals are more likely to turnout in elections featuring a woman candidate, and these effects are especially strong for female Democrats, whose sex and party heuristics convey a consistent “liberal” cue.
