Compared to their citizens, how do you think leaders like Putin and the Chinese Communist Party think and feel about American citizens who vote?

Based on what I know of those two cultures, I’m sure they think we are far too opinionated and have too many freedoms/ choices.

Agreed. They think a leader who allows citizens to banty about with how laws and culture should be are indecisive and useless.

You mean (if) Putin thinks a certain way about his citizens, and how would that be different from how he thinks about American citizens (who vote)?

^Yup.

Russia and China both have elections.