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Political party strength in Puerto Rico


The political party strength in Puerto Rico has been held by different political parties in the history of Puerto Rico. Today, only two parties hold a significant political strength, namely:

Other parties also hold a minority of the popular vote, namely:

At the national level residents of Puerto Rico also have local chapters affiliated with the different political parties in the United States, being the Democratic Party and the Republican Party the local affiliations with significant representation in the island.

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),   Republican-Socialist Coalition (C), Christian Action (CA), Estadista (E), Estadista Puertorriqueño (EP),   Estadista Republicano (ER),   Puerto Rican Independence (PIP),   Liberal Party (L),   Nonpartisan (NP), Partido Histórico (PH),   New Progressive (PNP),   Popular Democratic (PPD),   Republicano Puertorriqueño (RP),   Socialist (S),   Socialista-Constitucional (SC),   Union of Puerto Rico (U), Puerto Rican Socialist Party (PSP), Puerto Rican Union Party (PUP) and   Unión Republicana-Progresista (URP). Elected officials' United States party affiliations are as follows:   Democratic (D) and   Republican (R).


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