County Power Index: 2020 Puerto Rico Gubernatorial

In an attempt to determine the weight of the vote in each of Puerto Rico’s 78 municipios the utilizing of the County Power Index is a tool most invaluable to determine where all the votes came from in this election.

Taking a look at where then PNP gubernatorial nominee Pedro Pierluisi got his votes, we find that he was reliant on all the island, in a manner roughly proportionate to (though slightly more rural than) the population.

Next, taking a look at PPD nominee Charlie Delgado’s coalition, we find that, in contrast to prior years for the PPD, it’s significantly more rural, having only 7% of his vote from San Juan proper(whereas it casts to the 9% of the vote), with a similar effect in the whole Metro.

Looking at MVC founder Alexandra Lúgaro’s coalition, we find that it’s more Urban/Exurban than the Puerto Rico average. Relying mostly on the San Juan, Caguas, Mayagüez and Ponce metros for votes, while having a decent percentage of votes from the Aguadilla and Vega Baja metros.

Analyzing the PIP’s Performance, Senator Juan Dalmau was the most reliant out of any of the candidates on urban areas, having a larger share of their votes than the MVC coming out of Metro San Juan, and Caguas Metro, whilst not postulating as strong a showing in the outer metros, when compared to MVC.

Lastly, taking a look at the performance of the PD candidate, César Vázquez Muñiz, we find that he took a large percentage of his votes from Arecibo, Aguadilla, as well as Humacao and the surrounding Exhurbs/rurals for the three localities.