This study examines how leadership is addressed within the framework of modern definitions and investigates the emotions and attitudes of Turkish voters toward political leaders. The research focuses on modern leadership theories, specifically transactional, transformational, charismatic, strategic, and servant leadership styles. For each style, discourses were developed based on the literature, and those selected through expert opinions were presented to participants without revealing the names or definitions of the typologies. Participants evaluated these discourses using the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule and the Political Leader Evaluation Scale; they also completed the Political Thought Complexity Scale and a demographic information form. The analyses revealed that leadership perceptions showed significant relationships with variables such as gender, age, political identity, and education. The findings indicate that voters’ evaluations of political leadership styles are shaped not only by ideological but also by psychological factors. This study aims to contribute to the limited body of research conducted in Turkey within the field of political psychology.