> How many of those more conservative/cheaper US cities actually take walking/biking/transit over driving as a serious issue? I often wonder about why relative

> How many of those more conservative/cheaper US cities actually take walking/biking/transit over driving as a serious issue? I often wonder about why relatively conservative /cheap/low-density/car-bound are so correlated. Are there significant counter-examples, in the US or elsewhere, where, for example, a more conservative area is higher density or urban, compared to it's more progressive surroundings? If those situations are very rare, then why? Is it strictly historical, or does relatively higher density, and more frequent interactions that result, change many people's perceptions.