That gangly-limbed human skyscraper standing next to you on the bus? They probably voted for Malcolm Turnbull - at least according to a new study.

The research, published in the British Journal of Political Science, found that tall people are more likely to vote conservative - and it's largely because they earn more money than their short-statured neighbours.

Tall people are more likely to be right-wingers, finds study. Credit:Stocksy

Using data from the 2006 British Household Panel Survey, the study's co-authors - Dr Sara Watson, assistant professor of political science at Ohio State University, and Raj Arunachalam, of economic consulting firm Bates White LLC in Washington DC - compared the heights and political leanings of over 10,000 Britons and found a notable link.

"If you take two people with nearly identical characteristics - except one is taller than the other - on average the taller person will be more politically conservative," Watson said in the report.