Take a Republican, add porn and you get a hypocrite.

And this phenomenon has taken the country on a safari of sex scandals.

Here’s a quick recap: Newt Gingrich, former Republican presidential candidate, led the impeachment of Bill Clinton for having an affair, while having an affair himself.

Mark Foley, former U.S. Representative (R-Fla.), was the chief opponent of child pornography — until he was caught sending sexually explicit emails to teenage boys for more than 10 years.

The list goes on: Larry Craig, Bob Allen, Glenn Murphy, Jr. But my word count is limited.

There’s no doubt Democrats have their fair share of sex scandals — Anthony Weiner will always be remembered as the Joe Dirt of politics. But Republicans seem to have a more unique way of saying one thing and doing another.

Recent hypocrisy developed after the Republican platform added stricter pornography and obscenity laws to its agenda in order to attract more female voters.

An elementary level of common sense could predict what happened next — porn viewers got pissed off.

But no matter, conservatives don’t have an appetite for porn anyway.

Oh, wait.

Research shows Republicans are watching more porn. In fact, eight of the top 10 states watching the most porn voted Republican in the last presidential election, according to Harvard researcher Ben Edelman.

Essentially, they’re shooting themselves in the foot.

But, political posturing aside, why is the phenomenon occurring in the first place?

In his research, Edelman concluded that Utah, the primary home of Mormon folks, was the No. 1 porn-watching state. To understand how bridled the act is, look no further than Utah’s premier college.

Brigham Young University is strictly Mormon, as are the rules, which forbid any involvement with pornographic material. It’s difficult to regulate a private act, but students are kicked out if they are caught, regardless of circumstance.

Despite the absurd restrictions, Utah’s appetite for porn earned it first place — surpassing California, the “anything goes” state and mother of the porn industry.

Maybe Utahians were tired of coming in last place — literally and figuratively — but that wouldn’t explain why the other red-district states are exercising in front of their computers.

Most conservative states have a deep-rooted history of religion that usually discourages pre-marital sex and masturbation — ideals opposite the porn industry.

Perhaps this is a case of the forbidden fruit anomaly: You want what you shouldn’t.

This could explain the reason “Fifty Shades of Grey” is so popular, and why the entertainment industry focuses on appealing to our fantasies.

Steven Hirsch, founder of the adult entertainment company Vivid Entertainment, wrote on the company’s website that Republicans “need to catch up with what’s happening in America and the world today.”

The Republican platform has the right intentions on porn enforcement, but the irony tagging along has made it less credible. Although, stricter laws to regulate its use would actually reduce exposure to the American youth.

However, the general consensus seems to be that if you have an itch, you’re going to scratch it.