The question you're asking lends itself to anecdotes, so to chime in: I usually think of two kinds of "NIMBY". One is extremely concerned with their property

The question you're asking lends itself to anecdotes, so to chime in: I usually think of two kinds of "NIMBY". One is extremely concerned with their property value, and making sure nothing can ever damage it. Stereotypically this is a conservative, but most liberals act the exact same way when you want to build in their neighborhood. Then there's a more left leaning contingent that has nothing but disdain for markets, thinks the government should build and administer housing in highly desirable areas, and somehow decide who should live there (it always seems to be them, interestingly).