Mykhajlych O. Ethnoregional and linguistic factors of electoral orientations of voter of contemporary Ukraine

Systematized knowledge in regard to the Theoretical and methodological principles of research of electoral orientations, which are accumulated in works of sociologists, political scientists, social philosophers. The author specifies the notion "electoral orientations". Adequacy of interpretation of electoral choice of voter of Ukraine by different theories of electoral behaviour is found out. Definitely dynamics and factors of genesis of electoral orientations of voter of Ukraine. The regional, ethnic and linguistic features of electorate of Ukraine as factors of forming of electoral orientations are probed. The author defines the characteristic signs of the electoral field of Ukraine.