The phrase "ideological element" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing components or aspects related to a particular ideology or belief system.
Example: "The ideological element of the policy reflects the values and principles of the governing party."
Alternatives: "philosophical component" or "theoretical aspect."
His act may have no ideological element at all.
(Of course, the divide in the G.O.P. isn't just a matter of plaid-shirted patriots versus K-Street lobbyists: there's also an ideological element.
Mr. Ryan, also, would introduce an ideological element to the campaign in the form of his conservative budget plan, which polls poorly with independent voters.
An influx of returning jihadists in Libya is injecting a radical ideological element to a transition already fraught with ethnic and tribal tensions.
Furthermore, the revolutionary events in Russia in 1917 and the entry of the United States into the war introduced a new, ideological element into Allied policy toward the German-led coalition known as the Central Powers.
(Of course, the divide in the G.O.P. isn't just a matter of plaid-shirted patriots versus K-Street lobbyists: there's also an ideological element. Some of the funding for the "Generation Opportunity" campaign to defund Obamacare, and its creepy television ads, comes from wealthy right-wing donors, such as the Koch Brothers).
"You have much more ideological elements in the Taliban.
This was an equally all-embracing struggle that had military, diplomatic, economic and ideological elements.
Such revolutionary religious movements, which included Daoist ideological elements, remained a persistent feature of medieval Chinese history.
Blumenthal said their bill represented a "coming together of a very diverse ideological elements of our respective parties".
Tempers flared when Ms. Alyokhina insisted several times that she did not understand the "ideological" elements to the charges against her and could not submit a plea.
