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Puerto Rico is an insular area —a United States territory that is neither a part of one of the fifty states nor a part of the District of Columbia, the nation's federal district. Insular areas, including Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Guam, are not allowed to choose electors in U.S. presidential elections or elect voting members of ...
March 22, 2024 at 4:50 PM. Drew Angerer. SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Puerto Ricans on the island can’t vote for president this November. But those who are from the U.S. territory and live on the ...
The Democratic primary was held on April 28, 2024. Incumbent president Joe Biden won all 55 pledged delegates against minor opposition with 89% of the vote. [3] However, following Biden's withdrawal from the race on July 21, the Puerto Rico delegates were instructed to pledge their support for vice president Kamala Harris at the Democratic ...
A candidate’s stance on Puerto Rico’s status is a top-of-mind issue for Puerto Rican voters in the mainland. Puerto Ricans living on the island are U.S. citizens who can't vote for president ...
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Puerto Ricans on the island can’t vote for president this November. But those who are from the U.S. territory and now live on the mainland are becoming a major priority ...
United States citizens residing in Puerto Rico, whether born there or not, are not residents of a state or the District of Columbia and, therefore, do not qualify to vote, personally or through an absentee ballot, in federal elections. Puerto Ricans "were collectively made U.S. citizens" in 1917 as a result of the Jones–Shafroth Act. [13]
t. e. Puerto Rico is an unincorporated territory within the United States. As such, the island is neither a U.S. state or a sovereign nation. Due to the territory's ambiguous status, there are ongoing disputes regarding how Puerto Rico should be governed. Both major United States political parties, (the Democratic and the Republican parties ...
Nonbinding referendums regarding Puerto Rico's status have been held in 1967, 1993, 1998, 2012, 2017, and 2020. The results of the referendums favored the current (2024) territorial status until 2012 when, for the first time, the majority (54%) of Puerto Ricans voted against it. Statehood was the preferred option of those who wanted a change.