Thursday, December 12, 2024

How Pet Owners Voted

Power Line's Steve Hayward posts survey data about voters who own cats, dogs, or both. J.D. Vance was right, a majority of "cat ladies" did vote for Harris. 

Trump won a majority of men who own cats and majorities of both genders who own a dog, irrespective of whether they also own a cat.

Does this mean something? Perhaps, although exactly what is unclear. I find interesting that roughly 2/3 of voters own a pet.

I grew up in a commercial orange orchard where we had "barn cats" which did not come in the house. In SoCal this wasn't particularly cruel as the weather is famously mild. 

We fed them but I can't remember ever taking one to the vet. They were fun to watch but I never became so smitten that I wanted a cat (or dog) of my own.