2024 United States presidential straw poll in Puerto Rico

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2024 United States presidential straw poll in Puerto Rico
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Non-binding preference poll
Reporting
91.35%
as of 9:06 UTC-4
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Nominee Kamala Harris Donald Trump Blank ballots
Party Democratic Republican –
Home state California Florida –
Running mate Tim Walz JD Vance –
Popular vote724,947263,270123,127
Percentage63.62%23.10%10.80%
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Harris

  80-90%
  70–80%
  60–70%
  50–60%
Results by municipality (Does not include blank ballots.)

Although Puerto Rico does not participate in U.S. presidential general elections because it is an unincorporated territory and not a state, and therefore cannot send members to the U.S. Electoral College, Puerto Ricans are citizens of the United States and are able to participate in the U.S. presidential primaries. [1]

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With the passage of Act No. 58 in 2020 by the pro-statehood New Progressive Party, voters will be able to participate in a non-binding presidential straw poll during the general election for the first time in the territory's history. Puerto Rico is the second U.S. territory to use straw polls for presidential elections, after Guam introduced their own in 1980 and has conducted a preference vote to coincide with every presidential election since. [2]

Primary elections

Democratic primary

The Democratic primary was held on April 28, 2024. Incumbent president Joe Biden won all 55 pledged delegates against minor opposition with 89% of the vote. [3] However, following Biden's withdrawal from the race on July 21, the Puerto Rico delegates were instructed to pledge their support for vice president Kamala Harris at the Democratic National Convention. [4]

Puerto Rico Democratic primary, April 28, 2024 [5]
CandidateVotesPercentageActual delegate count
PledgedUnpledgedTotal
Joe Biden (incumbent)3,29689.3%5555
Marianne Williamson 2306.2%
Dean Phillips (withdrawn)1654.5%
Total:3,691100.0%55560

Republican primary

The Republican primary was held on April 21, 2024. Former president Donald Trump, who became the party's presumptive nominee on March 12, was the only candidate on the ballot and secured all 23 delegates. [6]

Puerto Rico Republican primary, April 21, 2024 [7]
CandidateVotesPercentageActual delegate count
BoundUnboundTotal
Donald Trump 99296.22%23023
Write-in votes 393.78%000
Total:1,031100.00%23023

General election

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Kamala
Harris
Democratic		Donald
Trump
Republican		Other /
Undecided
AtlasIntel [8] November 1—4, 20244,914 (A)± 1.0%56%25%18%
The Research Official Poll [9] September 28 — October 2, 20241,000 (A)—45%30%25%
Gaither International [10] July 12 — August 1, 20241,138 (A)—39%38%23%

Results

2024 United States presidential straw poll in Puerto Rico [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic
724,94763.62%N/A
Republican
263,27023.10%N/A
Blank ballots 123,12710.80%N/A
Write-in 18,2851.60%N/A
Turnout N/A
Total votes1,139,584 100.00% N/A

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References

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  2. ↑ Acevedo Irizarry, Marielis (July 27, 2024). "Partido Demócrata en Puerto Rico hará campaña para que boricuas voten por Kamala Harris en cuarta papeleta el 5 de noviembre". El Diario La Prensa (in Spanish). Retrieved July 27, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Joe Biden wins Democratic primary in Puerto Rico". Associated Press . April 28, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
  4. ↑ Yoon, Robert (July 31, 2024). "Harris wins Democratic presidential nomination in virtual roll call. Here's how the process worked". ABC News. Associated Press. Archived from the original on August 7, 2024. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Puerto Rico Democratic Primary Results". The New York Times. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Puerto Rico Republicans award Trump all 23 of their delegates". Associated Press . April 21, 2024. Retrieved August 31, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Puerto Rico Presidential Primary Election Results 2024". NBC News. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
  8. ↑ AtlasIntel [@atlas_intel] (November 5, 2024). "ATLAS POLL PUERTO RICO - PREFERENCES FOR THE US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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  11. ↑ "PRESIDENT ISLAND WIDE RESULTS". Comision Estatial de Elecciones de Puerto Rico. Archived from the original on November 6, 2024. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
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