The people may not have two dominant mindsets, but the politicians do, and the only mindset of the Republican party the past several years is "Don't let the Democrats do anything." Seriously, they didn't even write a platform in 2020. You personally may not have a problem with planting trees, but I guarantee you the politicians would make a huge deal out of it, not because the people actually care about it, but because they want to drive engagement in their voter base