puerto rican vote

Puerto Ricans are the largest Latino group in at least two districts that could change party hands in November’s midterm elections.

Even though the Puerto Rican population in New York City has declined, candidates for mayor are still vying for their votes. The upcoming November 4 election is shaping up to be historic: for the first time, a socialist candidate of Indian and Muslim descent, Zohran Mamdani, could be elected mayor.

Among Pennsylvania’s nearly half a million Puerto Ricans, a key voting bloc in the upcoming presidential election, some have switched parties, others remain undecided, and many remain disengaged from the political process.