re: What made your political beliefs and what was your age?

There supposedly is an old saying that there is one decade which shapes a person politically

My decade was the Clinton years

Seeing this corrupt scumbag who couldn't open his mouth without lying was bad enough. But what really opened my eyes was seeing how tMSM covered up and even carried water for him,

100% Reagan.

Ditto on Reagan at about 26-liked Ford , too, but voted for Carter his first run. Last vote for a Democrat . Sure wish Bob Dole could have won in his bid for the presidency.

There was never a particular age when I settled on a political belief system. My views are constantly being tested, refined, and adjusted as I learn new things or encounter evidence that challenges what I previously believed.

If I had to identify one major influence, it would be my dad. He was fiercely opposed to political parties in general and frequently lectured me about their dangers, predicting that partisan loyalty would eventually destroy the country.

Because of him I am anti-party to my core.

He may not have been right, but watching American politics devolve into what amounts to glorified team sports over the last 30 years, I'd say he certainly hasn't been proven wrong yet.

And as I grew older and more well-read it was satisfying to learn he had some great company in those beliefs:

"There is nothing I dread so much, as a division of the Republic into two great parties" John Adams

"If I could not go to heaven but with a party, I would not go there at all." Thomas Jefferson

"the public good is disregarded in the conflicts of rival parties" James Madison

"It [political parties] agitates the community with ill-founded jealousies and false alarms, kindles the animosity of one part against another" George Washington

60s when JFK started ramrodding Massachusetts liberalism down our throats.

My indoctrination began at an early age at home and in Holy Mother Church.
As i matured and become wise in the ways of the world, my beliefs solidified.

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I was always a Democrat since my family was for the most part.

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My dad probably leaned a little left, we didn't talk politics much but our family values were to respect God, work hard, be accountable, and have integrity.

My first Presidential vote was for Reagan in 1984. He espoused those truths so I cast my vote for him at 18.

Was pretty center-right until I started listening to Rush Limbaugh in the early 90s. His show and some personal life experiences made me realize how utterly insane the Left were and that they (and the Dems) were only going to get worse.

Common sense and my biblical worldview shaped my beliefs. 20’s-early 30’s were when I started really considering politics

Was raised Democrat, but that changed during Clinton's term.

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A dem from the 70/80's would be considered far right now.

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Exactly