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The political party strength in Puerto Rico has been held by different political parties in the history of Puerto Rico. Today, that strength is primarily held by two parties, namely:
* The New Progressive Party (PNP in Spanish) which holds about 39% of the popular vote while advocating for Puerto Rico to become a state of the United States, and
* The Popular Democratic Party (PPD in Spanish) which holds about 34% of the popular vote while advocating for maintaining the current political status of Puerto Rico as that of an unincorporated territory of the United States with self-government,
The rest of the strength is held by three minority parties
* The
*Coalición was an electoral coalition, not a party. For a particular year, the noted partisan composition is that which either took office during that year or which maintained the office throughout the entire year. Only changes made outside of regularly scheduled elections are noted as affecting the partisan composition during a particular year. Shading is determined by the final result of any mid-cycle changes in partisan affiliation.
Chronology of Senators, 1917–2007
Senate of Puerto Rico. {{DEFAULTSORT:Political Party Strength In Puerto Rico * Politics of Puerto Rico Government of Puerto Rico
The rest of the strength is held by three minority parties
* The Movimiento Victoria Ciudadana
Movimiento Victoria Ciudadana ( en, Citizens' Victory Movement, generally abbreviated as MVC) is a Puerto Rican political party founded in 2019. It ran in the 2020 general elections on an anti-colonial platform, proposing a constitutional asse ...
(MVC) which holds about 12% of the popular vote while advocating for a constitutional assembly and running on a progressive platform.
*The Puerto Rican Independence Party
The Puerto Rican Independence Party ( es, Partido Independentista Puertorriqueño, PIP) is a social-democratic political party in Puerto Rico that campaigns for the independence of Puerto Rico from the United States.
Those who follow the PIP ...
(PIP in Spanish) which holds about 6% of the popular vote while advocating for the independence of Puerto Rico,
*
* The Project Dignity
Proyecto Dignidad (, PD) is a Puerto Rican political party founded in 2019. In the 2020 general election it ran on a Christian democracy and anti-corruption platform.
History
Project Dignity was first announced on March 24, 2019. On January ...
(PD) which holds about 6% of the popular vote while advocating for a Christian and conservative platform.
*
Before the 1952 Constitution
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of Puerto Rico
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after 1898:
*Governor
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The table also indicates the historical party composition in the territorial or Commonwealth:
*Senate
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*House of Representatives
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* Territory delegation to the U.S. House of Representatives
The Puerto Rican parties are as follows:
(AC),
(AP),
* (C),
(E),
(EP),
(ER),
(PIP),
(L),
(MUS),
(NP),
(PNP),
(PPD),
(P),
(PT/PPT),
(PPR),
(RP),
(SO),
(PSP),
(U), and
(URP).
*Coalición was an electoral coalition, not a party. For a particular year, the noted partisan composition is that which either took office during that year or which maintained the office throughout the entire year. Only changes made outside of regularly scheduled elections are noted as affecting the partisan composition during a particular year. Shading is determined by the final result of any mid-cycle changes in partisan affiliation.
After the 1952 Constitution
See also
*Politics of Puerto Rico
The politics of Puerto Rico take place in the framework of a democratic republic form of government that is under the jurisdiction and sovereignty of the United States Congress as an organized unincorporated territory. Since the 1898 invasio ...
* List of political parties in Puerto Rico
This article lists political parties in Puerto Rico.
Puerto Rico has a 'first past the post' electoral system, in which a voter can vote by party, by candidate or both. To qualify as an official political party (and thus be able to appear on the ...
* Elections in Puerto Rico
Elections in Puerto Rico are guaranteed by Article Six of the Constitution of Puerto Rico and the Electoral Code of Puerto Rico for the 21st Century Act. All processes are overseen and managed in whole by the Puerto Rico State Elections Commiss ...
Notes
References
External links
Chronology of Senators, 1917–2007
Senate of Puerto Rico. {{DEFAULTSORT:Political Party Strength In Puerto Rico * Politics of Puerto Rico Government of Puerto Rico