Political parties usually have their basis in shared political ideologies and objectives. In the United States the two major political parties are the Republican and Democrat parties.

A conservative coalition is an alliance of political parties with the same ideals in the United States. The Conservatives normally have differing values or ideologies from other parties.

secular ideologies

Some of the major political parties in the Philippines include the Liberal Party, the PDP-Laban, the Nacionalista Party, and the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban). These parties have varying ideologies and affiliations with different politicians and interest groups.

Political are parties are divisive because they create a division between different ideologies. Party members tend to take their party's entire manifesto to heart, as opposed to weighing the pros and cons of each candidate.