That's fine. As long as they're not going to get 2 Senators.
If they want to be a part of the US, just declare it the ‘6th Borough’ of NYC.
In 2024 elections:
Governor (state-wide): Jenniffer González (R-NPP) beat the Democrat 58 % – 42 %. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenniffer_Gonz%C3%A1lez-Col%C3%B3n
Resident Commissioner (PR’s current Rep): Pablo José Hernández (R-NPP) 61 % – 39 %.
State Senate: 16 R – 11 D
State House: 26 R – 25 D
Based on this, I would say that 60% chance they might even send TWO Republican senators - and the chances are like 90% that at least 1 senator sent would be Republican.
When President Trump had his first term, the island flipped from Democrat to Republican:
2016
Governor: PPD (Dem-aligned) wins with 41 %
PNP (R-aligned) gets 48 % but loses because independents split.
Hillary wins PR primary 2-to-1.
2021-2023
Biden freezes $14 billion in FEMA funds for 18 months.
Trump holds 3 rallies in Orlando & Kissimmee → “I rebuilt your island!”
PPD leader says “statehood is impossible” → death sentence for the dem aligned PPD
THE NEW MATH (2024 voters)
Feb: PPD refuses to put Commonwealth on the ballot → boycott.
Nov 5: 58.6 % vote statehood, PNP sweeps every island-wide race.
Exit poll: 68 % of voters under 40 chose PNP.
68 % born after 1980 → never knew the “old PPD machine”.
72 % have family in Florida who vote Republican.
81 % say “Trump helped more than Biden”
APPROVAL FOR PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS CONSISTENTLY RISEn from 12% in 2016 to 38% in 2020 to 64% in 2024.
Just as he has done in the continental USA, President Trump has tossed out the old rules of voting.
The red wave is permanent until someone offers a better plan than 51 stars. If look at the under 30 generation of PRs on social media they are hard core Trumpists.