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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 National Convention.
Notably, Puerto Rico becomes the second U.S. territory to implement straw polls for presidential elections, following Guam, which initiated its own straw poll in 1980 and has conducted preference votes in conjunction with each presidential election since that time. [3]
General elections were held in Puerto Rico on November 5, 2024, alongside the 2024 United States elections, [1] [2] electing the governor, resident commissioner and members of the House of Representatives and Senate. A non-binding status referendum and a straw poll for the 2024 United States presidential election were held. [3]
Election 2024 live updates: Kamala Harris, Donald Trump court swing states; latest polls Does Puerto Rico vote in the 2024 presidential race? More than two-thirds of Puerto Ricans live in the ...
The Puerto Rican flag is seen outside the Governor's residence as Puerto Ricans vote in the general election in San Juan on Nov. 3, 2020. Credit - Alejandro Granadillo —Anadolu Agency via Getty ...
Puerto Rico’s complex politics Hurricanes Irma and Maria battered Puerto Rico in 2017, with Maria killing an estimated 3,000 people and becoming one of the costliest disasters in U.S. history.
In 2022, the United States House of Representatives passed the Puerto Rico Status Act. It did not pass the United States Senate. [6] In August 2024, the Puerto Rico Supreme Court dismissed the July 2024 petition by the Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP) asking the State Election Commission (CEE) to halt the status referendum. [7] [8]
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A comic calling Puerto Rico garbage before a packed Donald Trump rally in New York was the latest humiliation for an island territory that has long suffered from mistreatment, residents said Monday in expressions of fury that could affect the presidential election. Puerto Ricans cannot vote in general elections ...