The political status of Puerto Rico is that of an unincorporated territory of the United States officially known as the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (Spanish:...

There are differing points of view on whether Puerto Rico's current political status as a territory of the United States should change. Four major viewpoints...

generally presented to Puerto Rican voters during a Puerto Rico political status plebiscite: full independence, maintenance or enhancement of the current commonwealth...

The Puerto Rico statehood movement (Spanish: movimiento estadista de Puerto Rico) aims to make Puerto Rico a state of the United States. Puerto Rico is...

invasion of Puerto Rico by the United States during the Spanish–American War, politics in Puerto Rico have been significantly shaped by its status as territory...

The political status of Puerto Rico has ramifications into many spheres of Puerto Rican life, and there are limits to the level of autonomy the Puerto Rican...

of the vote, in the status referendums in 1967, 1993 and 1998. A fourth referendum was held in 2012, with 54% voting to change Puerto Rico's status but...

is a political party in Puerto Rico that advocates statehood. The PNP is one of the two major parties in Puerto Rico with significant political strength...

However, the political status of Puerto Rico, a Commonwealth controlled by the United States, remains an anomaly. The settlement of Puerto Rico began with...

referendum on the political status of Puerto Rico was held in Puerto Rico on June 11, 2017. The referendum had three options: becoming a state of the United...