The article is devoted to the current situation of the use of public opinion polls as a resource of political power. It is concluded that today the public opinion polls is not only the mechanisms of control of public - political situation, but also the resources of legitimation of important political decisions. The attention of researchers is also paid to the analysis of the dynamics of conducting public opinion polls officially organized by the executive authorities of the Astrakhan region.

The article is devoted to the current situation of the use of public opinion polls as a resource of political power. It is concluded that today the public opinion polls is not only the mechanisms of control of public - political situation, but also the resources of legitimation of important political decisions. The attention of researchers is also paid to the analysis of the dynamics of conducting public opinion polls officially organized by the executive authorities of the Astrakhan region.