And Picard was a Democrat, according to Ted Cruz. The Shat disagrees.
http://mashable.com/2015/07/23/shatner-cruz-kirk-star-trek/
So glad Cruz is concentrating on the important issues. ::)
Maybe Picard is a Democrat 8)
Chekov wasn't Soviet. He was Post-Cold War with a nationalist attitude and a "Wery Bad" accent. Kirk talked like a Republican but chased women like a Clinton-Democrat. :P
Just occurred to me: Kirk == PT Boat JFK.
Shatner nailed it with "...So to put a geocentric label on interstellar characters is silly".