Funny you mention all that. 

My wife IS a Hindu, born in England (parents are from Chennai, India), and immigrated here. Then add to that, She is far left. 
Then there is me. An Episcopal who went to catholic school, was a wild man in the 80s, worked in defense industry multiple times. Likewise, I was more the environmentalist while also being Libertarian (in spite of the fact that it conflicted with some of my work on USA PATRIOT act). 

Needless to say, we have very interesting conversations. She has a good sense of humor and says that it is my sense of humor that keeps us together. Likewise, I ripped on Clinton during the times, while she would push her. And when I pushing for Jon Huntsman, she thought I was wrong, but only because I was backing a Republican (esp one that was not running :) ). 
But, respect for each other and our options/ideas is always at the core.