U.S. Public Opinion On The Status of Puerto Rico
A March 13, 1998, Gallup Poll asked Americans: "Do you personally think Puerto Rico: Should become a completely independent nation; should remain a territory of the United States, or, should be admitted to the United States as the fifty-first state?"
The response was:
- Become independent 28%
- Remain a US territory 26%
- Be admitted as the fifty-first state 30%
- None/Other 5%
- No opinion 11%
In a 1991 Gallup poll more than 60 percent of Americans had said they would support independence or statehood for Puerto Rico if a majority of Puerto Ricans voted for either one.
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