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| Number of straw polls | 1 |
|---|---|
| Voted Democratic | 1 |
| Voted Republican | 0 |
| Voted for winning candidate | 0 |
| Voted for losing candidate | 1 |
DespitePuerto Rico's status as an unincorporated territory, which precludes its participation inU.S. presidential general elections and the ability to appoint electors to the U.S.Electoral College, Puerto Ricans are recognized as U.S. citizens and are permitted to engage in the U.S. presidential primaries.[1] The enactment of Act No. 58 in 2020 by the pro-statehoodNew Progressive Party enables voters in Puerto Rico to participate in a non-binding presidential straw poll during the general election, marking a significant milestone in the territory's electoral history.[2] Notably, Puerto Rico becomes the secondU.S. territory to implement straw polls for presidential elections, followingGuam, which initiated its own straw poll in 1980 and has conducted preference votes in conjunction with each presidential election since that time.[3]
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| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Other candidate[a] | Ref. | |||||||||
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| Candidate | Votes | % | Candidate | Votes | % | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| 2024 | Kamala Harris(D) | 724,947 | 63.62% | Donald Trump(R)‡ | 263,270 | 23.1% | Blank ballots | 123,127 | 10.8% | [4] | |||