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However, Puerto Rico's governing New Progressive Party praised the island's vote for statehood, in which over half of the electorate cast a vote. The option for statehood achieved a majority of the vote with 620,782 votes, followed by free association with 313,259 votes, and independence with 125,171 votes.
The Puerto Rico statehood movement (Spanish: movimiento estadista de Puerto Rico) aims to make Puerto Rico a state of the United States.Puerto Rico is an unincorporated territorial possession of the United States acquired in 1898 following the Spanish–American War, making it "the oldest colony in the modern world".
The fourth Puerto Rico statehood referendum occurred on November 6, 2012. The result a 54% majority of the ballots cast against the continuation of the island's territorial political status, and in favor of a new status. Of votes for new status, a 61.1% majority chose statehood.
This Nov. 5, Puerto Ricans will have a non-binding vote on statehood – all Hispanic Americans should enthusiastically support the island’s fight for equality. The impact of Puerto Ricans in ...
Puerto Rico Gov. Pedro Pierluisi of the pro-statehood Progressive New Party had announced on July 1 that he would hold a referendum and has defended his decision.
Puerto Rico, which has about 3.3 million people and high rates of poverty, became a U.S. territory in 1898. Activists have campaigned for greater self-determination including statehood for decades.
Puerto Rico has had five previous referendums on its status. [8] A vote in 1967 rejected statehood, [9] with the commonwealth status option receiving the most votes. The next three referendums produced no clear majorities, [4] with the commonwealth option receiving the most votes in 1993 and the none of the above option being the most popular option in 1998.
A new bill renews decadeslong tensions between Puerto Ricans who want statehood and those who want to explore other territorial options.