Lately party affiliation has nothing to do with the nomenclature either. Republicans Thank God are no longer rinos and democrats are so far left they've left most behind
Sure, maybe, but probably not.
You can be a staunch whatever and vote for whoever you want. I personally vote for whichever candidate has policies that will benefit me and whatever issues think are most important at that time. Which ends up with me voting for Dems and Reps on the same ticket.
Your vote doesn’t make you any less Republican or Democratic.