Features of the application of methods for assessing the influence of political culture on electoral preferences

The article examines the peculiarities of the application of methods for assessing the influence of political culture on electoral preferences. The analysis of approaches to the definition of political culture is carried out, taking into account the specifics of research related to electoral preferences. The components of political culture are identified on the basis of various approaches. The relationship between the components of political culture and electoral preferences is determined. Definitions of political elites and masses are given. The analysis of the properties of political cultures of elites and masses in Russia based on statistical data is carried out. The methods of assessing the influence of the political culture of elites and masses on electoral preferences, taking into account their properties in Russia, are proposed.