Spencer: Repub But Not Conservative

• Larry Spencer: I won’t disagree that she (Christa Hazel) is a Republican but even moderate Republicans think of her as a left leaning type. Why on earth would you say she is conservative?
• Sam Crawford: Larry, in Kootenai County being conservative is a relative thing. Compared to me Christa is very conservative. Compared to you very few people are conservative.

Question: Does “conservative” mean anything today archconservative Kootenai County today?