# List of political parties in Puerto Rico

This article lists political parties in Puerto Rico.
Puerto Rico has a 'first past the post' electoral system, in which a voter can vote by party, by candidate or both. To qualify as an official political party (and thus be able to appear on the printed state electoral ballot), a party must meet the criteria set forth by the Puerto Rico Electoral Law.
This list sorts political parties either alphabetically or by date of founding.

## Registered parties
### Present

As of 2020, Puerto Rico has five registered electoral parties:
| Party | Initials | Current leader | Ideology | Political position | Senate | House |
| Popular Democratic Party Partido Popular Democrático | PPD | Jesús Manuel Ortiz | Pro-Commonwealth Liberalism Social liberalism | Center | 6 / 27 | 13 / 51 |
| New Progressive Party Partido Nuevo Progresista | PNP | Jenniffer González | Puerto Rico statehood Centrism Conservatism Liberalism | Center to centre-right | 19 / 27 | 36 / 51 |
| Citizens' Victory Movement Movimiento Victoria Ciudadana | MVC | Ana Irma Rivera Lassén | Progressivism Social democracy Anti-corruption Anti-colonialism | Left-wing | 0 / 27 | 0 / 51 |
| Puerto Rican Independence Party Partido Independentista Puertorriqueño | PIP | Rubén Berríos | Left-wing nationalism Social democracy Democratic socialism Puerto Rican independence | Center-left | 2 / 27 | 3 / 51 |
| Project Dignity Proyecto Dignidad | PD | Javier Jiménez | Christian democracy Conservatism Anti-corruption | Center-right to right-wing | 1 / 27 | 1 / 51 |

### Past – under U.S. sovereignty

The existing parties in Puerto Rico at the time of change of sovereignty in 1898 reinvented themselves into parties with by-laws, platforms and ideologies consistent with the new political reality brought about by the change of sovereignty. The Barbosistas, followers of Jose Celso Barbosa and mostly aligned with Partido Autonomista Ortodoxo, formed the Partido Republicano Puertorriqueño, while the Muñocistas, followers of Luis Muñoz Rivera and mostly aligned with Partido Liberal Puertorriqueño, formed Partido Federal.
| Name (in English) | Name (in Spanish) | Abbreviation | Ideology | Existed |
| Federal Party | Partido Federal | - | Pro-autonomy | 1899–1900s |
| Puerto Rican Republican Party | Partido Republicano Puertorriqueño | - | Pro-statehood | 1899–1924 |
| Labor Party | Partido Socialista de Puerto Rico | PSPR | Socialism, Pro-statehood | 1899–1915 |
| Union Party | Partido Unión | - | Pro-independence | 1900s – 1930s |
| Socialist Party | Partido Obrero | PO | Socialism | 1915–1950s |
| Nationalist Party of Puerto Rico | Partido Nacionalista de Puerto Rico | PNPR | Pro-independence | 1920s–present |
| Puerto Rican Alliance | Alianza Puertorriqueña | AP | Centrism | 1924–1932 |
| Coalition | Coalición | - | Pro-statehood | 1924–1940 |
| Republican Union | Unión Republicana | - | Pro-statehood | 1930s–1960s |
| Puerto Rican Communist Party | Partido Comunista Puertorriqueño | PCP | Marxism–Leninism, pro-independence | 1930s–1990s |
| Liberal Party of Puerto Rico | Partido Liberal de Puerto Rico | - | Pro-independence | 1932–1948 |
| Puerto Rican Reformist Party | Partido Reformista Puertorriqueño | PRP | - | 1948 |
| Transparent, Authentic and Complete Liberal Party | Partido Liberal Neto, Auténtico y Completo | - | - | 1937–1948 |
| Republican Statehood Party | Partido Estadista Republicano | PER | Pro-statehood | 1956–1968 |
| Christian Action Party | Partido Acción Cristiana | PAC | Christian politics | 1960s |
| People's Party | Partido del Pueblo | PP | - | 1960s–1970s |
| Puerto Rican Union Party | Partido Unión Puertorriqueña | PUP | - | 1969–1972 |
| Puerto Rican Socialist Party | Partido Socialista Puertorriqueño | PSP | Socialism, pro-independence | 1970s–1990s |
| Puerto Rican Renewal Party | Partido Renovación Puertorriqueña | PRP | Pro-statehood | 1983–1987 |
| Puerto Ricans for Puerto Rico Party | Partido Puertorriqueños Por Puerto Rico | PPPR | Green politics | 2007–2012 |
| Sovereign Union Movement | Movimiento Unión Soberanista | MUS | Pro-independence | 2012 |
| Working People's Party | Partido del Pueblo Trabajador | PPT | Left-wing populism, Democratic socialism | 2012–2016 |

### Past – under Spain sovereignty

There were no political parties in Puerto Rico until 1870. Bolivar Pagan states the following were the political parties in Puerto Rico during the years of Spanish sovereignty.
| Name (in English) | Name (in Spanish) | Leader | Platform / Ideology | Existed |
| Unconditional Spanish Party | Partido Incondicional Español | Jose Ramon Fernandez | Conservative | 1870–1898 |
| Liberal Reformist Party | Partido Liberal Reformista | Pedro Geronimo Goyco | Liberal | 1870–1898 |
| Puerto Rican Autonomist Party | Partido Autonomista Puertorriqueño | R. B de Castro. Later, Celso Barbosa and Muñoz Rivera | Regional Autonomy | 1887–1898 |
| Orthodox Autonomist Party (aka, "Pure and Radical Party") | Partido Autonomista Ortodoxo (aka, Partido Puro y Radical) | Jose Celso Barbosa | Regional Autonomy | 1897–1899 |
| Puerto Rican Liberal Party | Partido Liberal Puertorriqueño | Luis Muñoz Rivera | Autonomy via pact with Spain's Liberal Party | 1897–1899 |

## Unregistered parties

A number of unregistered political parties and organizations exist in Puerto Rico outside of the electoral arena. These organizations span the entire political spectrum:
* Hostosian National Independence Movement (MINH) – (Umbrella organization in favor of pro independence and nationalist movements) – Movimiento Independentista Nacional Hostosiano
* Pro ELA – In favor of a freely associated republic status.
* Puerto Rican Nationalist Party
* Communist Party of Puerto Rico
* Socialist Front – An umbrella of socialist organizations.
* Socialist Workers Movement – Socialist Revolutionary organization, with strong bases in the trade union and student movement. Bandera Roja – Periodical, in Spanish
* United Statehooders – Estadistas Unidos.

## Affiliates of federal-level United States parties

Unlike the political parties listed above, which are eligible for registration with the Comisión Estatal de Elecciones (CEE) upon fulfilling CEE requirements, the following parties exist as affiliates of American parties and participate in the U.S. primaries of the corresponding American parties at the federal level. Also, unlike the Puerto Rican political parties above, all of which are based in Puerto Rico, these parties are headquartered in mainland United States.
* Democratic Party of Puerto Rico – (Spanish: Partido Demócrata de Puerto Rico) is the Puerto Rico affiliate of the U.S. national Democratic Party.
* Libertarian Party of Puerto Rico – (Spanish: Partido Libertario) is a Puerto Rico affiliate of the U.S. national Libertarian Party
* Republican Party of Puerto Rico – (Spanish: Partido Republicano de Puerto Rico) is the Puerto Rico affiliate of the U.S. national Republican Party