Political party strength in Puerto Rico
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The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the United States
insular area
of Puerto Rico
after 1898:
The table also indicates the historical party composition in the territorial or Commonwealth:
The Puerto Rican parties are as follows: Alianza Puertorriqueña (AP), (C), Christian Action
(CA), Estadista (E), Estadista Puertorriqueño (EP), (ER), (PIP), (L), (NP), Partido Histórico (PH), (PNP), (PPD), (RP), (S), (SC), (U), Puerto Rican Socialist Party
(PSP), Puerto Rican Union Party (PUP) and (URP). Elected officials' United States party affiliations are as follows: (D) and (R).
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.
United States
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insular area
Insular area
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of Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
after 1898:
- GovernorGovernor of Puerto RicoThe Governor of Puerto Rico is the Head of Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Since 1948, the Governor has been elected by the people of Puerto Rico...
The table also indicates the historical party composition in the territorial or Commonwealth:
- SenateSenate of Puerto RicoThe Senate of Puerto Rico is the upper house of the Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico, the territorial legislature of Puerto Rico. The Senate is composed of 27 senators, representing eight constituent senatorial districts across the commonwealth, with two senators elected per district; an...
- House of RepresentativesHouse of Representatives of Puerto RicoThe House of Representatives of Puerto Rico is the lower house of the Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico, the territorial legislature of Puerto Rico...
- Territory delegation to the U.S. House of RepresentativesResident Commissioner of Puerto RicoThe Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico is a non-voting member of the United States House of Representatives elected by the voters of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico every four years...
The Puerto Rican parties are as follows: Alianza Puertorriqueña (AP), (C), Christian Action
James Peter Davis
James Peter Davis was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of San Juan and Archbishop of Santa Fe .-Biography:...
(CA), Estadista (E), Estadista Puertorriqueño (EP), (ER), (PIP), (L), (NP), Partido Histórico (PH), (PNP), (PPD), (RP), (S), (SC), (U), Puerto Rican Socialist Party
Puerto Rican Socialist Party
The Puerto Rican Socialist Party was a Marxist and pro-independence political party in Puerto Rico seeking the end of United States of America control on the Hispanic and Caribbean island...
(PSP), Puerto Rican Union Party (PUP) and (URP). Elected officials' United States party affiliations are as follows: (D) and (R).
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.
| Year | Executive office | |Legislative Assembly Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico The Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico is the territorial legislature of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The structure and responsibilities of the Legislative Assembly are defined in Article III of the Constitution of Puerto Rico.... | |U.S. House Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico The Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico is a non-voting member of the United States House of Representatives elected by the voters of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico every four years... |
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| Governor Governor of Puerto Rico The Governor of Puerto Rico is the Head of Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Since 1948, the Governor has been elected by the people of Puerto Rico... | Senate Senate of Puerto Rico The Senate of Puerto Rico is the upper house of the Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico, the territorial legislature of Puerto Rico. The Senate is composed of 27 senators, representing eight constituent senatorial districts across the commonwealth, with two senators elected per district; an... | House House of Representatives of Puerto Rico The House of Representatives of Puerto Rico is the lower house of the Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico, the territorial legislature of Puerto Rico... |
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| 1901 | appointed under United States colonial administration | unknown | Federico Degetau Federico Degetau Federico Degetau y González, born in Ponce was a Puerto Rican politician, lawyer, writer, author, and the first Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico to the United States House of Representatives.-Early years:... (RP/R) |
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| 1905 | U majority | Tulio Larrinaga Tulio Larrinaga Tulio Larrinaga was a Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico.Born in Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico, Larrinaga attended the Seminario Consiliar of San Ildefonso at San Juan, Puerto Rico... (U) |
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| 1911 | Luis Muñoz Rivera Luis Muñoz Rivera Luis Muñoz Rivera was a Puerto Rican poet, journalist and politician. He was a major figure in the struggle for political autonomy of Puerto Rico.... (U) |
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| 1917 | 13U, 5RP, 1S | unknown | Felix Cordova Davila Félix Córdova Dávila Félix Lope María Córdova Dávila was a political leader and judge from Puerto Rico who served as Puerto Rico's fourth Resident Commissioner in Congress.-Early years:... (U) |
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| 1921 | 15U, 3RP, 1S | |||
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| 1925 | 17AP, 2U | |||
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| 1929 | 11AP, 7SC, 1PH | |||
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| José Lorenzo Pesquera José Lorenzo Pesquera José Lorenzo Pesquera was a Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico.Born in Bayamón, Puerto Rico, Pesquera was graduated from Provincial Institute of Puerto Rico in 1897.... (NP) |
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| 1933 | 14C, 5L | C majority | Santiago Iglesias Santiago Iglesias Santiago Iglesias Pantín , a supporter of statehood for Puerto Rico, was the Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico in the U.S... (C/R) |
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| 1939 | Bolívar Pagán Bolívar Pagán Bolívar Pagán,, was a distinguished historian, journalist, and politician.Pagán was born in Guayanilla, Puerto Rico. He received his primary education in the public schools of Adjuntas, and went to secondary school in the city of Ponce... (C/R) |
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| 1941 | 10PPD, 9U | PPD majority | ||
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| 1945 | 17PPD, 1URP, 1S | Jesús T. Piñero Jesus T. Piñero Jesús Toribio Piñero Jiménez was the first native Puerto Rican to be appointed governor of Puerto Rico by the Government of the United States.-Early years:... (PPD/D) |
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| Antonio Fernós-Isern Antonio Fernós-Isern Dr. Antonio Fernós-Isern was the first Puerto Rican cardiologist and its longest serving resident commissioner.-Early years:... (PPD/D) |
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| 1949 | Luis Muñoz Marín Luis Muñoz Marín Don José Luis Alberto Muñoz Marín was a Puerto Rican poet, journalist, and politician. Regarded as the "father of modern Puerto Rico," he was the first democratically elected Governor of Puerto Rico. Muñoz Marín was the son of Luis Muñoz Rivera, a renowned autonomist leader... (PPD) |
17PPD, 1S, 1EP | ||
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| 1953 | 23PPD, 5IP, 3E, 1ER | |||
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| 1957 | 22PPD, 6ER, 3IP | |||
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| 1961 | 23PPD, 9ER, 1CA | |||
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| 1965 | Roberto Sánchez Vilella Roberto Sánchez Vilella Roberto Sánchez Vilella was the second Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico from 1965 to 1969. He was born in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico... (PPD) |
23PPD, 9ER | Santiago Polanco Abreu Santiago Polanco Abreu Santiago Polanco-Abreu was a Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico.Born in Bayamón, Puerto Rico, Polanco-Abreu attended elementary and high schools in Isabela, Puerto Rico.... (PPD/D) |
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| 1969 | Luis A. Ferré Luis A. Ferré Don Luis Alberto Ferré Aguayo was a Puerto Rican engineer, industrialist, politician, philanthropist, and a patron of the arts. He was the third Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico from 1969 to 1973, and the founding father of the New Progressive Party which advocates for Puerto Rico... (PNP) |
15PPD, 12PNP | 28PNP, 23PPD | Jorge Luis Córdova Díaz (PNP/R) (but caucused with D in Congress) |
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| 1973 | Rafael Hernández Colón Rafael Hernández Colón Rafael Hernández Colón is a Puerto Rican politician who served as the fourth Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico for three non-consecutive terms, from 1973 to 1977 and from 1985 to 1993. An experienced politician, Hernández holds the record for being the youngest Governor of Puerto Rico,... (PPD) |
20PPD, 6PNP, 1IP | PPD majority | Jaime Benítez Jaime Benitez Jaime Benítez Rexach was a Puerto Rican author, academic and politician. He was the longest serving chancellor and the first president of the University of Puerto Rico.-Early life:... (PPD/D) |
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| 1977 | Carlos Romero Barceló Carlos Romero Barceló Carlos Antonio Romero Barceló is a Puerto Rican politician who served as the fifth Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the second governor to be elected from the New Progressive Party and also Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico from 1993 to 2001, making him one of the more successful... (PNP/R) |
14PNP, 13PPD | PNP majority | Baltasar Corrada del Río Baltasar Corrada del Río Baltasar Corrada del Río is a former politician from Puerto Rico. He held various high political offices in the island, including President of the Puerto Rico Civil Rights Commission, Resident Commissioner , Mayor of the capital city of San Juan , Puerto Rico's 15th Secretary of State and... (PNP/D) (later R) |
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| 1979 | Carlos Romero Barceló (PNP/D) | |||
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| 1981 | 15PPD, 12PNP | PNP—PPD tie | ||
| 1982 | PNP—PPD tie | |||
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| 1985 | Rafael Hernández Colón (PPD) | 18PPD, 8PNP, 1IP | PPD majority | Jaime Fuster Jaime Fuster Jaime B. Fuster Berlingeri was a politician who served as an Associate Justice to the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico... (PPD/D) |
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| 1989 | 18PPD, 8PNP, 1IP | |||
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| Antonio Colorado Antonio Colorado Antonio J. Colorado Laguna is a lawyer and politician from New York City, U.S.. He served as Secretary of State of Puerto Rico and Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico for the administration of Rafael Hernández Colón.-Biography:... (PPD/D) |
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| 1993 | Pedro Rosselló Pedro Rosselló Pedro Juan Rosselló González, M.D., , is a Puerto Rican physician and politician who served as the sixth Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico from 1993 to 2001... (PNP/D) |
20PNP, 8PPD, 1IP | PNP majority | Carlos Romero Barceló (PNP/D) |
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| 1997 | 19PNP, 8PPD, 1PIP | 37PNP, 16PPD, 1PIP | ||
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| 2001 | Sila María Calderón Sila María Calderón Sila María Calderón Serra is a Puerto Rican politician and businesswoman who served as the seventh Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico from 2001 to 2005. She is the first and, to date, only woman elected to that office... (PPD/D) |
19PPD, 8PNP, 1PIP | 29PPD, 21PNP, 1PIP | Aníbal Acevedo Vilá Aníbal Acevedo Vilá Aníbal Salvador Acevedo Vilá is a Puerto Rican politician and lawyer. He served as the eighth Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, a Commonwealth of the United States, from 2005 to 2009. He is a Harvard University alumnus and a graduate of the University of Puerto Rico School of Law,... (PPD/D) |
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| 2005 | Aníbal Acevedo Vilá (PPD/D) | 17PNP, 9PPD, 1PIP | 32PNP, 18PPD, 1PIP | Luis Fortuño Luis Fortuño Luis Guillermo Fortuño Burset is the governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, a territory of the United States of America. Fortuño is also the president of the New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico , a member of the Republican National Committee, and will be president of the Council of State... (PNP/R) |
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| 2009 | Luis Fortuño (PNP/R) | 22PNP, 9PPD | 37PNP, 17PPD | Pedro Pierluisi Pedro Pierluisi Pedro R. Pierluisi Urrutia is a Puerto Rican lawyer and politician affiliated with the New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico and the United States Democratic Party... (PNP/D) |
| Year | Governor Governor of Puerto Rico The Governor of Puerto Rico is the Head of Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Since 1948, the Governor has been elected by the people of Puerto Rico... | Senate Senate of Puerto Rico The Senate of Puerto Rico is the upper house of the Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico, the territorial legislature of Puerto Rico. The Senate is composed of 27 senators, representing eight constituent senatorial districts across the commonwealth, with two senators elected per district; an... | House House of Representatives of Puerto Rico The House of Representatives of Puerto Rico is the lower house of the Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico, the territorial legislature of Puerto Rico... | |U.S. House Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico The Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico is a non-voting member of the United States House of Representatives elected by the voters of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico every four years... |
| Executive office | |Legislative Assembly Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico The Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico is the territorial legislature of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The structure and responsibilities of the Legislative Assembly are defined in Article III of the Constitution of Puerto Rico.... |
See also
- List of Governors of Puerto Rico (Includes Governors under Spanish Crown 1509-1898)
- Government and politics in Puerto Rico
- Politics of Puerto RicoPolitics of Puerto RicoThe politics of Puerto Rico take place in the framework of a republican democratic form of government that is under the jurisdiction and sovereignty of the United States of America as an organized unincorporated territory....
- Elections in Puerto RicoElections in Puerto RicoElections in Puerto Rico gives information on election and election results in Puerto Rico.Puerto Rico elects on state level a governor and a legislature. The island's governor is elected for a four year term by the people....
- List of political parties in Puerto Rico
- Government of Puerto RicoGovernment of Puerto RicoThe Government of Puerto Rico is a republican form of government subject to U.S. jurisdiction and sovereignty. Its current powers are all delegated by the United States Congress and lack full protection under the United States Constitution...
External links
- Chronology of Senators, 1917–2007, Senate of Puerto Rico.