1993 Puerto Rican status referendum
14 November 1993
Results
Choice
 Votes %
Commonwealth 826,326 48.89%
Statehood 788,296 46.64%
Independence 75,620 4.47%
Valid votes 1,690,242 99.37%
Invalid or blank votes 10,748 0.63%
Total votes 1,700,990 100.00%
Registered voters/turnout 2,312,912 73.54%
Results by municipality

A referendum on the status of the island was held in Puerto Rico on 14 November 1993.[1] 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%.[2][3]

Results

ChoiceVotes%
Commonwealth826,32648.89
Statehood788,29646.64
Independence75,6204.47
Total1,690,242100.00
Valid votes1,690,24299.37
Invalid/blank votes10,7480.63
Total votes1,700,990100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,312,91273.54
Source: Nohlen

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

  1. ^ Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p552 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
  2. ^ Nohlen, p555
  3. ^ "Plebiscito 1993: Totales Isla" [1993 Plebiscite: Island Totals]. CEEPUR [Puerto Rico State Commission on Elections] (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2010-09-24. Retrieved 2022-11-25.
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