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puerto rico voted for statehood puerto rico report skip to content search for top stories analysis polling history for educators archive war heroes navigation menu search for navigation menu top stories analysis polling history for educators archive war heroes puerto rico voted for statehood april 17 2023 march 1 2026 there are many misconceptions about puerto rico some people believe that puerto rico is a separate country from the united states and that a passport is required for entry others believe that spanish would no longer be welcome in puerto rico if it transitioned to statehood despite the fact that spanish is frequently spoken in many states one of the most common misbeliefs is that the people of puerto rico have never voted for statehood in fact puerto rico has voted for statehood in four referendum votes since 2012 the plebiscites there have been four plebiscites also known as referenda or status votes in puerto rico in the 21st century in 2012 2017 2020 and 2024 in 2012 61 of voters chose statehood in 2017 97 chose statehood in 2020 53 chose statehood in 2024 57 chose statehood in 2018 in the aftermath of the 2017 vote a commission including former governors traveled to washington and officially requested admission as a state on behalf of puerto rican voters similarly in 2021 on the heels of the 2020 vote resident commissioner jenniffer gonzalez colon r puerto rico s sole voice in congress introduced a bill to admit puerto rico as a state the 2024 vote swept gonzalez colon into puerto rico s governorship where she continued to build the case for statehood and equality while rep ritchie torres d ny made the moral case for statehood to his congressional colleagues the importance of u s citizenship puerto ricans treasure their u s citizenship as a 2011 white house report observed puerto ricans value their us citizenship enormously and a loss of u s citizenship would be viewed with hostility by the vast majority of puerto ricans although u s citizenship is constitutionally guaranteed to puerto ricans only under statehood there is a widely held misperception that current u s citizens born in puerto rico can count on maintaining their u s citizenship no matter what the future holds this over promise may have artificially inflated support for for two options in the plebiscite votes 1 independence either with or without a military free association component and 2 commonwealth a fantastical mix of independence with state based benefits yet even with the inflated support and misinformation it is statehood that has emerged as the most popular options in plebiscites u s justice department asserts constitutional citizenship possible only under statehood so why is puerto rico not a state as we have seen many people believe that a territory can become a state just by voting to become one but congress must admit states under the u s constitution it is up to congress to form new states a plebiscite is a vote may be taken to get a sense of what the people want but it is not binding on congress and at least for now congress has not chosen to respond to the expressed will of the people of puerto rico puerto rico s plebiscites updated on january 16 2025 to reflect 2024 plebiscite results and related developments related leave a reply cancel reply you must be logged in to post a comment related posts the legacy of rep nydia velázquez rep nydia velázquez d ny plans to retire at the end of the current session of read more the legacy of rep nydia velázquez aoc is a candidate but for which office rep alexandria ocasio cortez d ny a new yorker of puerto rican heritage is running in the read more aoc is a candidate but for which office search for recent posts the legacy of rep nydia velázquez aoc is a candidate but for which office rep nellie pou predicts democratic party gains and a safe seat in november rep darren soto confidently battles for win in redrawn district most favored nation pharma deals apply to puerto rico medicaid recent comments hur många delstater on what does it mean to be a terr luis arroyo on statehood yes or no dennis freytes on florida redistricting and puer cesarantonio12 on a page from history president memorial day puerto on memorial day in puerto rico subscribe to our magazine and enjoy exclusive benefits subscribe to the online magazine and enjoy exclusive benefits and premiums wpforms id 133 exclusive deals always updated cancel anytime related about us privacy policy copyright 2026 puerto rico report website by haden interactive about us privacy policy copyright 2026 puerto rico report website by haden interactive