1993 Puerto Rican status referendum Choice
Votes % Commonwealth 826,326 Statehood 788,296 Independence 75,620 Valid votes 1,690,242 Invalid or blank votes 10,748 Total votes 1,700,990 100.00% Registered voters/turnout 2,312,912
A referendum on the status of the island was held in Puerto Rico on 14 November 1993.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3]
Choice Votes % Commonwealth 826,326 48.89 Statehood 788,296 46.64 Independence 75,620 4.47 Total 1,690,242 100.00 Valid votes 1,690,242 99.37 Invalid/blank votes 10,748 0.63 Total votes 1,700,990 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 2,312,912 73.54 Source: Nohlen
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
