Investigating the Role of Political Trust and Religious Beliefs in Political Development (Case Study of Bandar Gaz)

Bandar Gaz city has not grown significantly in the field of political development and the level of political participation and activity of political parties in it is low. Political development is influenced by social and cultural factors, including political trust and religious beliefs. The present article aimed to analyze the effects of political trust and religious beliefs on political development. The research method was survey and information was collected using a questionnaire. All people over 15 years old in Gaz port have been selected as the statistical population, which is equal to 36785 people. The sampling method is multi-stage cluster and the sample size according to Cochran's formula is 380 people. The measurement tool has a formal validity and its reliability for the political development variable is equal to 0.790.The findings show that the average political development is 2.01, which is a higher than average number. The dimension of political participation with an average of 2.31 has the highest average and the dimension of political freedom with an average of 1.76 have the lowest value among the dimensions of political development. The variables of religiosity and political trust have a positive and direct relationship with the level of political development. The results of multivariate regression show that 33.9% of the changes in political development are explained by variables. Religiosity has the least effect and political trust has the most effect on political development. Therefore, the role of political trust and religious beliefs in increasing and accelerating the political development of Gaz port should be considered.