<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Independence / Free Association </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 1.50% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Current Territorial Status </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 1.32% </Td> </Tr> <P> A referendum on the political status of Puerto Rico was held in Puerto Rico on June 11, 2017 . The referendum had three options: becoming a state of the United States, independence / free association, or maintaining the current territorial status . Those who voted overwhelmingly chose statehood by 97%; turnout, however, was 23%, a historically low figure . This figure is attributed to a boycott led by the pro-status quo PPD party . </P> <P> Four previous referendums have been held on the island to decide on its political status, the most recent in 2012 . Puerto Rico has been an unincorporated territory of the United States since the conclusion of the Spanish--American War in 1898, and its residents were granted U.S. citizenship in 1917 . </P>

Did puerto rico vote to become a us state