The Saen Ya Ritual or the appeasement ritual to ancestors’ spirits of the Kui ethnic group is organized twice a year in the third and sixth lunar months, believing that the spirits would protect and bless community members throughout the year. The ritual is related to agriculture, the main livelihood of the community members. The belief in and practices of the ritual have strictly been carried out from generation to generation. If neglected or disrespected, it is believed that calamities would befall on the community. The ritual is conducted by a “Thao Jam”, a respected elderly man who represents the community in communicating with the spirits. The first step starts with holding a meeting to voice the opinions of community members and to set a date for the ritual. Community members are involved in every step of it. Due to their animistic belief, the ritual is closely related to the belief in supernatural powers, fortifying such a belief into the lifestyle of the ethnic group and resulting in the belief in absolute power of powerful individuals. Therefore, their political behavior is in the form of a patronage system. The Kui do not participate much in political activities besides taking part in village forums, local and national elections. Furthermore, their political behavior tends to become violent, e.g., establishing a political group. Their political expressions are in the form of protests when not satisfied with certain events. Furthermore, participating in the ritual can lead to political formations and elections of formal and informal leaders, which are loosely democratic. However, community members are not aware of their power and express their intentions in a disorderly manner. The study concluded that political culture is influential by political behavior of the community members through the process of socialization and local cultural learning.