Most Puerto Rican's have voted to keep their territorial status with the United States. The percentage of Puerto Rican's that would like to be separated from the United States is 1%.
The Washington Post reported in December 2013 that, since Puerto Ricans became US citizens in 1917, they have "been divided over their relationship with the mainland" on whether to become a US state, become independent, or a self-governing territory under US control.
Over a century ago, the U.S. prevented Puerto Rico from gaining autonomy. In February 1898, Puerto Ricans had a lot to celebrate. After centuries of Spanish colonial rule, they had just become an independent part of Spain, complete with a Constitution and voting rights.
