The Puerto Rican vote

It's a cruel irony that Puerto Ricans who are (sometimes) able to vote in the party primaries do not have the right to vote for president in the national elections, as the Supreme Court reaffirmed in 2006.

Puerto Ricans ARE U.S. citizens, and the elections affect Puerto Rico, which is part of the U.S., but because it is not a state (as is also the case for Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands) they cannot vote for president, and there are no electors to the Electoral College from Puerto Rico.

The District of Columbia does have one elector, because of the 23rd Amendment to the Constitution, but it still does not have Congressional representation, despite having a larger population than some states. Until there is a constitutional amendment, or Puerto Rico is granted statehood, Puerto Ricans will not be able to vote for anyone in Novemberunless they become residents of a state, like New York.