Im a Lutheran, but I attend the UMC church up the street as there is no Lutheran Church here. Its always Darfur this and Nicaraguan that..so I know what you mean about lefties in this church.
It depends very much on the individual congregation. Methodism is a very big tent. The Methodist church we attend is small, laid-back, very active in community outreach, but has a traditional worship service (liturgy, hymns, etc.). The Methodist church about a mile up the street is large, dominated by button-down, Chamber of Commerce/Junior League types, and (strangely) uninvolved in the surrounding community, but has a folk-rock service each Sunday.