Trump is not a conservative in most any way. He's personally, I'd say, on the hedonistic side of the libertarian political scale. I'm somewhat surprised social conservatives voted for him - if he's anything, he's not socially conservative - but then, Hillary is the anti-Christ to most social conservatives so that probably swung the scales his way.
What you can be hopeful of/for is that Trump has spent a lifetime making "deals" of one kind or another. You've just spent 8 years with a President whose rigidity on policy and politics made it impossible for congressional legislators to join him or he join them in any meaningful way. It's possible, and I'd say likely, that Trump will be far more capable in that regard and more like Bill Clinton, Ronald Reagan, and even GW Bush, in getting Congress to work with him to get things moving. Part of strong leadership is being able to inspire or coerce others to come along with you - being stubborn and obstinate, my way or nothing in the Obama mold, gets you nowhere fast.
And to our friends on the left who are concerned about abortion rights, gay rights, etc., Donald Trump isn't the guy you should be afraid of. I'm almost certain that there will be precious little if anything that is initiated by the White House that is even remotely related to what I can "bedroom" issues. The man is anything but a religious puritan, so no need to push the fear that all is lost with a Trump Presidency.
