maybe, I think people voting conservative at least felt they were voting for the more fiscally responsible candidate and they were vocal about government spending.
The rub is though, what they were vocal about isn't really going to change anything - military, social security and medicare are the lions share of government spending and if you cut back any of them significantly it will be reflected in our economy and GDP.
Harping about food stamps or foreign aid is feel good, but in the big picture its not changing the budget in large numbers.