Puerto Rico representative districts

Last updated May 29, 2021

The Puerto Rico representative districts (Spanish : distritos representativos) refers to the electoral districts in which Puerto Rico is divided for the purpose of electing 40 of the 51 members of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico (with the other 11 being elected at-large). The island is currently divided into 40 representative districts, each based on a similar number of inhabitants, and comprising one or more precincts—an electoral division divided, in turn, into colleges (Spanish : colegios). A college usually is defined simply by the nearest public school to the voter's declared residence.^[1] American citizens (including Puerto Ricans) may vote only in the district in which they have declared their residence, and only for one candidate, for up to one member of the House per district by first-past-the-post. (As well, each voter may cast a vote for the election of an at-large member of the House of Representatives.)

History

Districts are revised after every ten-year census.^[2]

Districts

District	Municipalities/Barrios	Population^[3]
1	Old San Juan Santurce some regions of Hato Rey
2	most of Hato Rey
3	Río Piedras Sabana Llana, San Juan
4	most of Cupey, San Juan
5	some of Cupey, San Juan some of Guaynabo Aguas Buenas
6	some of Guaynabo Cataño
7	some of Bayamón
8	some of Bayamón
9	some of Bayamón Toa Alta
10	Toa Baja
11	Dorado some of Vega Alta some of Vega Baja
12	some of Vega Alta some of Vega Baja some of Manatí Morovis
13	some of Manatí Barceloneta Ciales Florida some of Arecibo
14	most of Arecibo some of Hatillo
15	some of Hatillo Camuy Quebradillas
16	Isabela San Sebastián Las Marías
17	most of Moca Aguadilla
18	some of Moca Aguada Rincón Añasco some of Mayagüez
19	most of Mayagüez some of San Germán
20	some of San Germán Hormigueros Cabo Rojo
21	Lajas Maricao Sabana Grande Guánica some of Yauco
22	Lares Adjuntas Utuado some of Jayuya
23	some of Yauco Guayanilla Peñuelas some of Ponce
24	some of Ponce
25	most of Ponce some of Jayuya some of Juana Díaz
26	Villalba some of Coamo Orocovis some of Barranquitas
27	some of Juana Díaz some of Coamo Santa Isabel Aibonito some of Salinas
28	some of Barranquitas Corozal Naranjito Comerío
29	Cidra Cayey
30	some of Salinas Guayama Arroyo
31	some of Caguas Gurabo
32	most of Caguas
33	some of San Lorenzo Juncos some of Las Piedras
34	most of San Lorenzo Patillas Maunabo Yabucoa
35	some of Las Piedras Naguabo Humacao
36	some of Río Grande Luquillo Fajardo Ceiba Vieques Culebra
37	most of Río Grande Loíza some of Canóvanas
38	some of Canóvanas some of Carolina some of Trujillo Alto
39	some of Carolina some of Trujillo Alto
40	most of Carolina

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References

↑ Distritos senatoriales y representativos; senadores y representantes por acumulación Archived 2014-03-09 at the Wayback Machine on RamaJudicial.PR
↑ "Distribución de Distritos Senatoriales y Representativos". Elections Puerto Rico (in Spanish).
↑ Distritos Senatoriales 2011 Archived 2012-04-26 at the Wayback Machine on RedistribucionElectoral2010

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[1] Distritos senatoriales y representativos; senadores y representantes por acumulación Archived 2014-03-09 at the Wayback Machine on RamaJudicial.PR

[2] "Distribución de Distritos Senatoriales y Representativos". Elections Puerto Rico (in Spanish).

[3] Distritos Senatoriales 2011 Archived 2012-04-26 at the Wayback Machine on RedistribucionElectoral2010

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