# 1993 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

| Choice | Choice | Votes | % |
| Commonwealth | Commonwealth | 826,326 | 48.89 |
| Statehood | Statehood | 788,296 | 46.64 |
| Independence | Independence | 75,620 | 4.47 |
| Total | Total | 1,690,242 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 1,690,242 | 99.37 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 10,748 | 0.63 |
| Total votes | Total votes | 1,700,990 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 2,312,912 | 73.54 |
| Source: Nohlen ||||

### By municipality

| Municipality | Commonwealth | Commonwealth | Statehood | Statehood | Independence | Independence | Null | Null | Blank | Blank | Total |
| Municipality | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Total |
| 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 |