political allegiance
Voter's chosen side
Political allegiance is loyalty or commitment to a political party, ideology, or movement.
It shapes how people vote, which policies they support, and how they interpret events: Her political allegiance shifted after the candidate's scandal.
Unlike patriotism, which binds to country, political allegiance binds to faction—and can prove just as fierce.
- DemocratBlue party supporter
- blue stateConsistently Democratic voting region
- liberalismPhilosophy valuing reform, tolerance
- RepublicanGOP party member
- red stateConservative-voting American region
Labour · populism · grassroots movement · conservatism · socialism · monarchy · nationalism · authoritarianism · demagoguery · swing state · party line · cross the aisle · cult of personality · patronage · progressivism · communism · Green Party · federalism
political allegiancepolitical neutrality
Absence of partisan alignment
political independence · nonpartisanship · political apathy · disengagement · indifference
political allegiancetreason
Betraying one's nation
defection · sedition · apostasy · insurrection · subversion
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