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1993 Puerto Rican status referendum
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| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| date | 14 November 1993 | |
| country | Puerto Rico | |
| flag_year | 1952 | |
| yes_text | Commonwealth | |
| no_text | Statehood | |
| othertype | Independence | |
| yes | 826,326 | |
| no | 788,296 | |
| other | 75,620 | |
| invalid | 10,748 | |
| electorate | 2,312,912 | |
| map | Puerto Rican status referendum, 1993 results by municipality.png | |
| mapdivision | municipality | |
| previous_year | 1967 | previous_referendum=1967 Puerto Rican status referendum |
| next_year | 1998 | next_referendum=1998 Puerto Rican status referendum |
A referendum on the political status of the archipelago and island was held in Puerto Rico on 14 November 1993. Voters were given the choice between being a Commonwealth, statehood or independence. A plurality of voters voted for Commonwealth status, with a voter turnout of 73.5%. A previous referendum had been held to decide on the political status of Puerto Rico in 1967.
Results
By municipality
| Municipality | Commonwealth | Statehood | Independence | Null | Blank | Total | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adjuntas | **4,975** | 49.2 | 4,872 | 48.2 | 211 | 2.1 | 25 | 0.2 | 33 | 0.3 | 10,116 | |||||
| Aguada | 8,721 | 47.6 | **8,772** | 47.9 | 686 | 3.7 | 66 | 0.4 | 74 | 0.4 | 18,319 | |||||
| Aguadilla | 12,822 | 45.5 | **14,320** | 50.8 | 872 | 3.1 | 128 | 0.5 | 54 | 0.2 | 28,196 | |||||
| Aguas Buenas | **6,476** | 47.3 | 6,398 | 46.8 | 735 | 5.4 | 38 | 0.3 | 32 | 0.2 | 13,679 | |||||
| Aibonito | **7,758** | 59.8 | 4,466 | 34.4 | 675 | 5.2 | 37 | 0.3 | 30 | 0.2 | 12,966 | |||||
| Añasco | **7,183** | 50.5 | 6,698 | 47.1 | 275 | 1.9 | 36 | 0.3 | 40 | 0.3 | 14,232 | |||||
| Arecibo | 23,136 | 46.7 | **24,524** | 49.5 | 1,655 | 3.3 | 176 | 0.4 | 99 | 0.2 | 49,590 | |||||
| Arroyo | **4,774** | 49.6 | 4,398 | 45.7 | 395 | 4.1 | 38 | 0.4 | 23 | 0.2 | 9,628 | |||||
| Barceloneta | **5,977** | 51.4 | 5,267 | 45.3 | 309 | 2.7 | 56 | 0.5 | 19 | 0.2 | 11,628 | |||||
| Barranquitas | **6,930** | 49.7 | 6,426 | 46.1 | 513 | 3.7 | 33 | 0.2 | 28 | 0.2 | 13,930 | |||||
| Bayamón | 45,294 | 42.9 | **53,797** | 51.0 | 5,812 | 5.5 | 381 | 0.4 | 239 | 0.2 | 105,523 | |||||
| Cabo Rojo | **10,808** | 54.1 | 7,799 | 39.0 | 1,253 | 6.3 | 65 | 0.3 | 68 | 0.3 | 19,993 | |||||
| Caguas | **31,119** | 48.8 | 28,506 | 44.7 | 3,757 | 5.9 | 249 | 0.4 | 130 | 0.2 | 63,761 | |||||
| Camuy | **8,404** | 49.1 | 8,196 | 47.9 | 412 | 2.4 | 39 | 0.2 | 50 | 0.3 | 17,101 | |||||
| Canóvanas | **9,117** | 53.0 | 7,287 | 42.4 | 671 | 3.9 | 73 | 0.4 | 48 | 0.3 | 17,196 | |||||
| Carolina | 37,202 | 46.1 | **38,757** | 48.0 | 4,258 | 5.3 | 251 | 0.3 | 196 | 0.2 | 80,664 | |||||
| Cataño | 6,232 | 45.7 | **6,620** | 48.5 | 675 | 4.9 | 75 | 0.5 | 39 | 0.3 | 13,641 | |||||
| Cayey | **12,131** | 54.9 | 8,703 | 39.4 | 1,096 | 5.0 | 95 | 0.4 | 59 | 0.3 | 22,084 | |||||
| Ceiba | **3,153** | 48.6 | 3,151 | 48.6 | 143 | 2.2 | 21 | 0.3 | 13 | 0.2 | 6,481 | |||||
| Ciales | 4,581 | 46.1 | **5,043** | 50.7 | 264 | 2.7 | 24 | 0.2 | 31 | 0.3 | 9,943 | |||||
| Cidra | 8,100 | 46.4 | **8,279** | 47.4 | 967 | 5.5 | 69 | 0.4 | 49 | 0.3 | 17,464 | |||||
| Coamo | **8,853** | 52.4 | 7,529 | 44.5 | 416 | 2.5 | 64 | 0.4 | 40 | 0.2 | 16,902 | |||||
| Comerío | **5,509** | 50.2 | 4,984 | 45.4 | 412 | 3.8 | 41 | 0.4 | 28 | 0.3 | 10,974 | |||||
| Corozal | 8,544 | 47.2 | **8,929** | 49.3 | 535 | 3.0 | 61 | 0.3 | 49 | 0.3 | 18,118 | |||||
| Culebra | **605** | 62.9 | 313 | 32.5 | 33 | 3.4 | 8 | 0.8 | 3 | 0.3 | 962 | |||||
| Dorado | **8,632** | 54.6 | 6,339 | 40.1 | 766 | 4.8 | 36 | 0.2 | 36 | 0.2 | 15,809 | |||||
| Fajardo | 7,934 | 47.4 | **8,107** | 48.5 | 602 | 3.6 | 57 | 0.3 | 32 | 0.2 | 16,732 | |||||
| Florida | **2,368** | 48.0 | 2,309 | 46.8 | 221 | 4.5 | 24 | 0.5 | 10 | 0.2 | 4,932 | |||||
| Guánica | **5,050** | 53.0 | 4,077 | 42.8 | 339 | 3.6 | 47 | 0.5 | 20 | 0.2 | 9,533 | |||||
| Guayama | **9,527** | 52.5 | 7,773 | 42.9 | 699 | 3.9 | 89 | 0.5 | 50 | 0.3 | 18,138 | |||||
| Guayanilla | **5,826** | 55.3 | 4,113 | 39.0 | 529 | 5.0 | 43 | 0.4 | 30 | 0.3 | 10,541 | |||||
| Guaynabo | 17,797 | 40.3 | **23,418** | 53.1 | 2,653 | 6.0 | 142 | 0.3 | 101 | 0.2 | 44,111 | |||||
| Gurabo | **7,159** | 49.4 | 6,739 | 46.5 | 524 | 3.6 | 52 | 0.4 | 24 | 0.2 | 14,498 | |||||
| Hatillo | **9,413** | 50.8 | 8,599 | 46.4 | 458 | 2.5 | 36 | 0.2 | 39 | 0.2 | 18,545 | |||||
| Hormigueros | **4,655** | 54.6 | 3,440 | 40.4 | 376 | 4.4 | 31 | 0.4 | 17 | 0.2 | 8,519 | |||||
| Humacao | **14,428** | 56.0 | 10,138 | 39.3 | 1,006 | 3.9 | 139 | 0.5 | 73 | 0.3 | 25,784 | |||||
| Isabela | **10,867** | 51.3 | 9,525 | 45.0 | 655 | 3.1 | 84 | 0.4 | 43 | 0.2 | 21,174 | |||||
| Jayuya | **3,944** | 48.0 | 3,926 | 47.8 | 292 | 3.6 | 33 | 0.4 | 26 | 0.3 | 8,221 | |||||
| Juana Díaz | **10,613** | 50.9 | 9,569 | 45.9 | 513 | 2.5 | 97 | 0.5 | 67 | 0.3 | 20,859 | |||||
| Juncos | **7,455** | 49.1 | 7,165 | 47.2 | 464 | 3.1 | 56 | 0.4 | 30 | 0.2 | 15,170 | |||||
| Lajas | **6,893** | 56.9 | 4,768 | 39.3 | 377 | 3.1 | 54 | 0.4 | 31 | 0.3 | 12,123 | |||||
| Lares | **7,595** | 49.0 | 7,212 | 46.5 | 615 | 4.0 | 61 | 0.4 | 31 | 0.2 | 15,514 | |||||
| Las Marías | **2,963** | 56.8 | 2,072 | 39.7 | 150 | 2.9 | 23 | 0.4 | 13 | 0.2 | 5,221 | |||||
| Las Piedras | **7,406** | 48.8 | 7,316 | 48.2 | 364 | 2.4 | 62 | 0.4 | 23 | 0.2 | 15,171 | |||||
| Loíza | 4,505 | 41.7 | **5,835** | 54.0 | 371 | 3.4 | 59 | 0.5 | 30 | 0.3 | 10,800 | |||||
| Luquillo | **4,397** | 49.0 | 4,209 | 46.9 | 325 | 3.6 | 24 | 0.3 | 19 | 0.2 | 8,974 | |||||
| Manatí | 10,013 | 47.1 | **10,316** | 48.6 | 773 | 3.6 | 86 | 0.4 | 58 | 0.3 | 21,246 | |||||
| Maricao | 1,676 | 48.1 | **1,717** | 49.2 | 66 | 1.9 | 18 | 0.5 | 11 | 0.3 | 3,488 | |||||
| Maunabo | **3,160** | 49.2 | 2,877 | 44.8 | 334 | 5.2 | 35 | 0.5 | 17 | 0.3 | 6,423 | |||||
| Mayagüez | **25,132** | 52.5 | 20,189 | 42.2 | 2,313 | 4.8 | 166 | 0.3 | 95 | 0.2 | 47,895 | |||||
| Moca | 7,725 | 43.5 | **9,479** | 53.4 | 425 | 2.4 | 75 | 0.4 | 54 | 0.3 | 17,758 | |||||
| Morovis | **7,225** | 52.4 | 6,187 | 44.8 | 299 | 2.2 | 45 | 0.3 | 45 | 0.3 | 13,801 | |||||
| Naguabo | **6,138** | 52.5 | 5,210 | 44.6 | 264 | 2.3 | 47 | 0.4 | 30 | 0.3 | 11,689 | |||||
| Naranjito | **8,954** | 57.6 | 5,946 | 38.3 | 566 | 3.6 | 32 | 0.2 | 38 | 0.2 | 15,536 | |||||
| Orocovis | 5,641 | 47.2 | **5,929** | 49.7 | 298 | 2.5 | 28 | 0.2 | 43 | 0.4 | 11,939 | |||||
| Patillas | **5,282** | 50.7 | 4,652 | 44.7 | 404 | 3.9 | 43 | 0.4 | 27 | 0.3 | 10,408 | |||||
| Peñuelas | **5,614** | 49.3 | 5,135 | 45.1 | 565 | 5.0 | 26 | 0.2 | 36 | 0.3 | 11,376 | |||||
| Ponce | **38,635** | 49.0 | 35,949 | 45.6 | 3,676 | 4.7 | 413 | 0.5 | 209 | 0.3 | 78,882 | |||||
| Quebradillas | **5,885** | 49.5 | 5,473 | 46.0 | 466 | 3.9 | 38 | 0.3 | 36 | 0.3 | 11,898 | |||||
| Rincón | **4,076** | 56.7 | 2,908 | 40.5 | 155 | 2.2 | 33 | 0.5 | 15 | 0.2 | 7,187 | |||||
| Río Grande | 9,349 | 45.7 | **10,269** | 50.2 | 714 | 3.5 | 94 | 0.5 | 49 | 0.2 | 20,475 | |||||
| Sabana Grande | **7,876** | 63.0 | 4,288 | 34.3 | 281 | 2.2 | 36 | 0.3 | 21 | 0.2 | 12,502 | |||||
| Salinas | **7,557** | 57.9 | 5,013 | 38.4 | 373 | 2.9 | 71 | 0.5 | 39 | 0.3 | 13,053 | |||||
| San Germán | **10,070** | 54.8 | 7,543 | 41.1 | 635 | 3.5 | 67 | 0.4 | 46 | 0.3 | 18,361 | |||||
| San Juan | 81,492 | 43.3 | **92,395** | 49.1 | 12,825 | 6.8 | 816 | 0.4 | 464 | 0.2 | 187,992 | |||||
| San Lorenzo | 9,020 | 47.9 | **9,145** | 48.5 | 541 | 2.9 | 65 | 0.3 | 68 | 0.4 | 18,839 | |||||
| San Sebastián | **11,731** | 52.9 | 9,187 | 41.4 | 1,125 | 5.1 | 86 | 0.4 | 55 | 0.2 | 22,184 | |||||
| Santa Isabel | **5,458** | 56.7 | 3,823 | 39.7 | 274 | 2.8 | 39 | 0.4 | 30 | 0.3 | 9,624 | |||||
| Toa Alta | 9,109 | 46.1 | **9,649** | 48.9 | 905 | 4.6 | 41 | 0.2 | 42 | 0.2 | 19,746 | |||||
| Toa Baja | 18,106 | 46.3 | **18,636** | 47.7 | 2,009 | 5.1 | 216 | 0.6 | 108 | 0.3 | 39,075 | |||||
| Trujillo Alto | **13,216** | 47.3 | 12,674 | 45.4 | 1,931 | 6.9 | 76 | 0.3 | 50 | 0.2 | 27,947 | |||||
| Utuado | 8,484 | 45.8 | **9,415** | 50.8 | 493 | 2.7 | 83 | 0.4 | 45 | 0.2 | 18,520 | |||||
| Vega Alta | **8,857** | 52.5 | 7,270 | 43.1 | 625 | 3.7 | 82 | 0.5 | 41 | 0.2 | 16,875 | |||||
| Vega Baja | **14,266** | 52.8 | 11,544 | 42.7 | 1,060 | 3.9 | 96 | 0.4 | 45 | 0.2 | 27,011 | |||||
| Vieques | **2,230** | 49.8 | 1,988 | 44.4 | 215 | 4.8 | 23 | 0.5 | 18 | 0.4 | 4,474 | |||||
| Villalba | 5,656 | 48.3 | **5,739** | 49.0 | 246 | 2.1 | 34 | 0.3 | 46 | 0.4 | 11,721 | |||||
| Yabucoa | **10,082** | 52.0 | 8,649 | 44.6 | 560 | 2.9 | 63 | 0.3 | 51 | 0.3 | 19,405 | |||||
| Yauco | **10,780** | 53.4 | 8,419 | 41.7 | 875 | 4.3 | 78 | 0.4 | 48 | 0.2 | 20,200 | |||||
| **Total** | **826,326** | **48.6** | **788,296** | **46.3** | **75,620** | **4.4** | **6,549** | **0.4** | **4,199** | **0.2** | **1,700,990** |
References
References
- [[Dieter Nohlen. Nohlen, D]] (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p552 {{ISBN. 978-0-19-928357-6
- Nohlen, p555
- "Plebiscito 1993: Totales Isla". [[Puerto Rico State Commission on Elections.
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