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How to register to vote in the US territories
Residents of the United States territories, like those on the mainland, participate in local elections to choose their leaders and shape policies at home. But unlike states, the territories do not have voting power in federal elections. On National Voter Registration...
Democracy in the US territories, in context
Being a part of the United States, but not represented as a state, ensures the territories' democracies are unique. The US territories consist of five different islands. These include Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Northern Mariana...
Politician profile: Pula’ali’i Nikolao Pula
Pula’ali’i Nikolao Pula has been the governor of American Samoa since January 2025. Before his term as governor, he worked in many public service roles, such as on Capitol Hill and for the Department of the Interior. Pula grew up as a Catholic and carried his...
Politician profile: Albert Bryan Jr.
Albert Bryan Jr. (D) has been the governor of the United States Virgin Islands since January 2019. Prior to his time in office, Bryan served his community in a variety of ways. He co-founded a nonprofit, worked for the Department of Labor, and held a position at the...
Politician profile: Lou Leon Guerrero
Lou Leon Guerrero (D) has been the governor of Guam since January 2019. Before assuming office, she worked in the healthcare industry as a nurse. Her time in the industry has led her to be an advocate for healthcare through her actions as senator and governor, such as...
Politician profile: Jennifer González-Colón
Jennifer González-Colón has been the governor of Puerto Rico since January 2025. She has been in politics her entire life, holding many roles as a representative and advocate, with the ultimate goal of representing all Puerto Ricans. This is an overview of Gonz...
#TBT: March 6, 2025
On March 6, 1977, 93% of Northern Mariana Islands voters ratified the territory's new constitution. Its creation was required by the covenant between the United States and the CNMI. It was drafted at a local constitutional convention in 1976 and became effective in...
Trump’s comeback victory, after reshaping his party and national politics, looks a lot like Andrew Jackson’s in 1828
By Spencer Goidel, Auburn University As the nation prepares for a second Donald Trump presidency, some history-minded people may seek understanding in the idea that it wasn’t until Richard Nixon’s second presidential term that the serious consequences arrived. But as...
US territory voters prefer Harris over Trump in poll
Residents of the United States unincorporated territories of Puerto Rico, Guam, the US Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands favored Kamala Harris and Tim Walz over Donald Trump and JD Vance in the October 2024 Elections Territorial Poll....
Pula and Pulu pull ahead in American Samoa’s gubernatorial race, Amata likely to remain in Congress
In American Samoa, our polling is showing dissatisfaction with the incumbent Governor Lemany PS Mauga and Lieutenant Governor Talauega Eleasalo Vaalele Ale, with only 20% of respondents supporting them, and challengers Nikolao Pula and Pulu Ae Ae gathering a...