politics vs political sympathies

politics and political sympathies both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
politics	Yes	No	No	No
political sympathies	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, politics and political sympathies are synonyms defined as:

politics and political sympathies: the opinion you hold with respect to political questions

politics (noun)	political sympathies (noun)
the profession devoted to governing and to political affairs	the opinion you hold with respect to political questions
the activities and affairs involved in managing a state or a government
the study of government of states and other political units
the opinion you hold with respect to political questions
social relations involving intrigue to gain authority or power