ideology vs political orientation

ideology and political orientation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ideology	Yes	No	No	No
political orientation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, ideology and political orientation are synonyms defined as:

ideology and political orientation: an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation

Other synonyms of ideology include political theory.

ideology (noun)	political orientation (noun)
an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation	an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation
imaginary or visionary theorization