Feeling inspired by the 2012 presidential campaign I chose the topic of political ideology. I was curious to know what specific variables made people identify with the republican partisanship or the democrat partisanship. I questioned why some voters are more inclined on liberal issues like: abortion, welfare, and same sex-marriage? I also questioned the flip side of the coin. Why are some voters supportive on conservative issues? Conservative issues like: less government regulation, lower taxes, and individual gun ownership? The journals I read pinpoint these main variables that shape the voter, religiosity, gender, occupation, and social class. There were other factors found too, such as, parent political ideology, voter age, and nationality but to a lesser degree based on my research.  Loyalty is a continued psychological identification and social attachment arising from involvement with a social or political institution  (Djupe 2000: 79). When one is beginning to identify with what political party to align with one may examine his or her previous values or beliefs. In "Partisan Paradox: Religious Commitment and the Gender Gap in Party Identification,  Kaufmann (2004) ties religiosity and political values. She found that the religiously affiliated are drawn to the Republican Party because their traditional values correlate with the party's conservative stance on cultural issues. Cultural issues such as prayer in school, pro-life, and gay rights. Religion also tends to constrain belief systems and people have the need for internal consistency. Religious teachings will therefore translate into conservative values. Democracy however is aligned with the secular and nominally religious crowd. Interestingly the tie between religious values and political partisanship is seen with only whites and Christians. Religious blacks will still identify with the Democratic Party while their white religious counterparts steer right (492). Clearly the church plays a significant role in their congregation's partisanship. When examining gender and the divide in political beliefs, Kauffman, finds that religiosity and right wing beliefs are stronger in men than women. Despite the fact that women are more religiously devout they are less inclined to identify or vote for the Republican Party. This may be attributed to how religious beliefs are emulated differently between men and women. Women are more politically liberal because what they take away from their religious experience. Religion for women induces greater compassion whi