Usage patterns
〈人〉は保守的だsomeone is conservative
He is quite conservative when it comes to politics.
保守的な考え方a conservative way of thinking
That company still has deeply rooted conservative thinking.
〈人〉が保守的になるsomeone becomes conservative
As she got older, she became more conservative.
保守的な政党a conservative political party
The conservative party won the election.