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Blue wave extends to Guam, US Virgin Islands, as American Samoa and Northern Mariana Islands reelect Republicans
On November 6, residents of most US territories went to the polls to select their governors and Territorial Delegates to the US House of Representatives. Puerto Rico is the only territory to not have had any contests during 2018. Following the...
Population of Puerto Ricans nationwide growing rapidly, affecting national races
A new study released by the Center for Puerto Rican Studies points to a rapid pace of growth in the number of Puerto Ricans living in the United States. According to the data, the number of Puerto Ricans on the mainland grew from 5.4 million in 2016 to 5.5...
Puerto Ricans get spotlight in Florida Gubernatorial and Senate races
With competitive races for both Governor and US Senate in Florida, the Democratic and Republican candidates alike are pursuing the votes of the Puerto Rican community as the key to winning the contested seats. Nearly 1.1 million Puerto Ricans live in Florida, likely...
Lacking full representation, residents of US territories prepare to vote in 2018
They may not be sending voting representatives to Congress, or be able to vote for president, but thousands of residents in most United States territories are gearing up to go to the polls in November. Though the territories may have different electoral systems and...
Puerto Rico’s political self-insularity causing low electoral turnout stateside
Puerto Rico has one of the highest levels of voter participation in the western hemisphere – yet when Puerto Ricans move from the islands to the mainland US, electoral turnout is low among Puerto Ricans. This low turnout is partially linked to the lack of...
US Virgin Islands get ready to elect governor
In November, 2018, 36 states and three United States territories will hold gubernatorial elections. This includes the unincorporated US territory of the Virgin Islands. The territory first gained the right to vote for their governor in 1970,...
Puerto Rico Statehood Students Association struggling, as elections delayed for 3 months
The PRSSA has announced its yearly elections for their national board that were to be held on September 6, more than 3 months after the organization’s constitution mandates them. The Puerto Rican Statehood Students Association is a group of civic minded students who...
Statehood faction gains control of local Young Democrats chapter
According to the Secretary of State of Puerto Rico, Luis Rivera-Marín, anyone who lives in Puerto Rico and votes Republican is in favor of statehood. He said that Democrats tend to be a little unpredictable and that some are going for statehood and some are holding...
Guaynabo prepares for new mayor
On August 5, Guaynabeños will return to the polling stations to vote for their new mayor. Its previous mayor, Hector O’Neill, resigned amid investigations for alleged sexual harassment. Two candidates, belonging to the New Progressive Party , have officially started...
US territories excluded from voter data request
In May, President Trump created the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity to investigate his claims of voter fraud in the most recent presidential election. The commission, chaired by Vice President Pence and vice-chaired by Kansas Secretary of State...