It spans political divides because it's a class issue not a culture one.
One test of that would be, do they opt for more personal space if the chance arises?
What people actually want is 1) to live in a nice place where there are a bunch of amenities and 2) to have space. But since 2 is expensive in nice places, they use zoning laws and other NIMBY stuff to try and get the space at others' expense, rather than buying a sufficiently large lot, which is not cheap.