article_snippet.sent: As a society we believe that our political allegiance depends on which party best marries up with our needs and values, and that these are shaped by our life experiences.
article_snippet.sent: Deciding who you will vote for may have more to do with your family than who won the leaders debate (above) finds study which looked at the voting habits of twins born in the UK. 
article_snippet.sent: The aim was to explore how much nature and nurture influence our party political allegiances and potential voting preferences .
article_snippet.sent: The aim was to explore how much nature and nurture influence our party political allegiances and potential voting preferences so we can draw broader conclusions about people’s voting habits.
article_snippet.sent: In the case of political views, these can also run strongly in families as these tend to share the same socioeconomic background and parents can often impress these political support upon these children.
article_snippet.sent: When it came to voting Tory, voting Tory found that 57 per cent of the variability - differences or similarity - between people’s voting preferences were due to genetic effects.
article_snippet.sent: Previous studies have also shown strong genetic influences on right-wing views, be strong genetic influences on right-wing views for or against. '
article_snippet.sent: The consensus is that these political leanings are mainly due to the genetic makeup of our underlying personalities.' 'Despite this, our shows that whether our intend to vote or not does not seem to be influenced by genes and personality.
article_snippet.sent: The question of whether a leader would make a good prime minister produced mixed responses.
article_snippet.sent: Psychology studies have shown our sub-conscious biases for leaders who are tall and with round symmetrical faces so maybe this also plays a role in our choices.
article_snippet.sent: But even if we do see party leaders differently, the findings of the study suggest that our choices at the polling booth may not be as free or rational as we would like to believe.
article_snippet.sent: Something to think about when you approach the ballot box.