Does Social Issues matter when deciding your political affiliation?

[Angrboda]

I didn't choose a political party. It's more a form of pattern recognition. I see myself in certain groups and not others. As a practical matter, political parties are somewhat artificial groupings that ignores how heterogeneous the political landscape is, and that parties drift and change constantly. A Trump Republican probably would have a lot of disagreement with a Reaganite, or a Goldwater conservative. Heck, despite being largely middle Democrat to progressive, there are progressive positions that strike me as unreasonably extreme.

Like religious belief or denomination, I didn't choose my party, it is simply what aligns best with what I believe.