Expressed public opinion reflects an organized and consistent manner of thinking, feeling, and reacting, otherwise known as political

These are political attitudes. Attitudes describe any long-range and inherent way of thinking, believing, or behaving as a way of making sense of a person's worldview. Attitudes are long-lasting and difficult to change. Political attitudes are no different: they are the sum total of a person's ethics and morals that make up a way of seeing how political systems should work.