No, it was my mistake not to think strongly about blue and red being the two colours of politics in USA. I started to think about Russia and Ukraine. 

Might have been my lack of wit that tripped you up. 

grayruby

This makes sense. Thanks!!
@grayruby always outwits me. I was thinking something else. 

Coinsreporter

Correct. It's not precise but certainly seems the heavy red states prefer dogs and the heavy blue states prefer cats. 

Bell_curve

Dogs_And_Cats

Dog Owning States vs. Cat Owning States in USA

I think you posted in the right territory. I think @grayruby is making the point that the cat/dog ownership states correspond surprisingly with dem/rep, blue/red states. It's kind of funny. 