2024 United States presidential straw poll in Puerto Rico

Main article: 2024 United States presidential election

2024 United States presidential straw poll in Puerto Rico

November 5, 2024
Non-binding preference poll
Nominee Kamala Harris Donald Trump Blank ballots Party Democratic Republican – Home state California Florida – Running mate Tim Walz JD Vance – Popular vote 724,947 263,270 123,127 Percentage 63.62% 23.10% 10.80%
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]

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

Main article: 2024 Puerto Rico Democratic presidential 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]

Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Actual delegate count
			Pledged	Unpledged	Total
Joe Biden (incumbent)	3,296	89.3%	55		55
Marianne Williamson	230	6.2%
Dean Phillips (withdrawn)	165	4.5%
Total:	3,691	100.0%	55	5	60

Republican primary

Main article: 2024 Puerto Rico Republican presidential 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]

Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Actual delegate count
			Bound	Unbound	Total
Donald Trump	992	96.22%	23	0	23
Write-in votes	39	3.78%	0	0	0
Total:	1,031	100.00%	23	0	23

General election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Kamala Harris Democratic	Donald Trump Republican	Other / Undecided
AtlasIntel[8]	November 1—4, 2024	4,914 (A)	± 1.0%	56%	25%	18%
The Research Official Poll[9]	September 28 — October 2, 2024	1,000 (A)	—	45%	30%	25%
Gaither International[10]	July 12 — August 1, 2024	1,138 (A)	—	39%	38%	23%

Results

2024 United States presidential straw poll in Puerto Rico^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Kamala Harris Tim Walz	724,947	63.62%	N/A
	Republican	Donald Trump JD Vance	263,270	23.10%	N/A
		Blank ballots	123,127	10.80%	N/A
	Write-in		18,285	1.60%	N/A
Total votes			1,139,584	100.00%	N/A
	Democratic win

See also

• 2024 United States presidential straw poll in Guam

References

1. Murse, Tom. "Why Puerto Rico Matters in US Presidential Elections". ThoughtCo. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
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.
9. America Elects [@AmericaElige] (October 19, 2024). "USA (Puerto Rico), The Research Office poll: Presidential election straw poll" (Tweet) – via Twitter.^{[better source needed]}
10. "Puerto Rico Political Landscape" (PDF). Puerto Rico 51st. Gaither International. p. 73. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
11. "PRESIDENT ISLAND WIDE RESULTS". Comision Estatial de Elecciones de Puerto Rico. Archived from the original on November 6, 2024. Retrieved November 6, 2024.