Study outlines voter preference for deep-voiced politicians as opposed to higher pitched speakers | Democracy, elections and voting at Democracy Chronicles

Britain’s Iron Lady, Margaret Thatcher, famously undertook coaching lessons to help deepen her voice, for fear that her shrill tones would not be taken seriously in the world of 1980s British politics. Turns out she may have been on to something. A new study claims that voters prefer political candidates with deeper voices, as they appeal…