In the US, the opposite is true. The average American is somewhat to the right of the median Senator on social issues and somewhat to her left on economic issue

In the US, the opposite is true. The average American is somewhat to the right of the median Senator on social issues and somewhat to her left on economic issues. A lot of people like to identify as "fiscal conservatives", but that generally boils down to "the government should spend money on good things and not on bad things".