Puerto Rico representative districts

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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.)

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Districts are revised after every ten-year census. The last redistribution was done in 2022 using the new precincts drawn up using the 2020 census. [2]

Districts

DistrictPrecincts [3] Population
1
  • San Juan 001
2
  • San Juan 002
3
  • San Juan 003
4
  • San Juan 004
5
  • San Juan 005
  • Guaynabo 006
  • Aguas Buenas 081
6
  • Guaynabo 007
  • Cataño 008
  • Bayamón 041
7
  • Bayamón 010
8
  • Bayamón 011
9
  • Bayamón 012
  • Toa Alta 013
10
  • Cataño 009
  • Toa Baja 014
11
  • Dorado 015
  • Vega Alta 016
  • Vega Baja 018
12
  • Vega Alta 017
  • Vega Baja 019
  • Morovis 020
  • Manatí 021
13
  • Manatí 022
  • Florida 024
  • Barceloneta 025
  • Arecibo 026
14
  • Arecibo 027
  • Hatillo 028
15
  • Hatillo 029
  • Camuy 030
  • Quebradillas 031
16
  • Isabela 032
  • San Sebastián 033
  • Aguadilla 085
17
  • Aguadilla 035
  • Moca 036
18
  • Moca 037
  • Aguada 038
  • Rincón 039
  • Añasco 040
19
  • Mayagüez 042
  • San Germán 043
20
  • San Germán 044
  • Hormigueros 045
  • Cabo Rojo 046
21
  • Las Marías 034
  • Lajas 047
  • Guánica 048
  • Sabana Grande 049
  • Maricao 050
  • Yauco 051
22
  • Ciales 023
  • Lares 053
  • Utuado 054
  • Adjuntas 055
  • Jayuya 056
23
  • Yauco 052
  • Guayanilla 058
  • Peñuelas 059
  • Ponce 060
  • Adjuntas 111
24
  • Ponce 061
25
  • Jayuya 057
  • Ponce 062
  • Juana Díaz 063
26
  • Villalba 065
  • Orocovis 066
  • Coamo 068
  • Barranquitas 070
  • Corozal 112
27
  • Juana Díaz 064
  • Santa Isabel 067
  • Aibonito 069
  • Coamo 075
28
  • Barranquitas 071
  • Corozal 072
  • Naranjito 073
  • Comerío 074
29
  • Cidra 076
  • Cayey 077
30
  • Salinas 078
  • Guayama 079
  • Arroyo 080
  • Santa Isabel 113
31
  • Caguas 082
  • Gurabo 084
32
  • Caguas 083
33
  • San Lorenzo 086
  • Juncos 088
  • Las Piedras 089
  • Gurabo 114
34
  • San Lorenzo 087
  • Patillas 091
  • Maunabo 092
  • Yabucoa 093
35
  • Las Piedras 090
  • Humacao 094
  • Naguabo 095
36
  • Vieques 096
  • Culebra 097
  • Ceiba 098
  • Fajardo 099
  • Luquillo 100
  • Río Grande 101
37
  • Río Grande 102
  • Loíza 103
  • Canóvanas 104
38
  • Canóvanas 105
  • Carolina 106
  • Trujillo Alto 109
39
  • Carolina 107
  • Trujillo Alto 110
40
  • Carolina 108

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References

  1. ↑ Distritos senatoriales y representativos; senadores y representantes por acumulación Archived 2014-03-09 at the Wayback Machine on RamaJudicial.PR
  2. ↑ Suárez, Damaris (2022-02-17). "Inician cambios a los mapas de redistribución electoral". Centro de Periodismo Investigativo (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2024-10-11.
  3. ↑ "CEE-Mapas Distritos Representativos". ww2.ceepur.org. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
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