Though the world's eyes were on who would become the United States' President for the next four years in the early November elections, Americans also voted for a number of different regional issues. Some voted for new Governors, Senators, Congressmen, and Mayors.
One US administered territory voted on its political future: its residents (who incidentally cannot vote in the US Presidential elections) chose to tell their political masters that they would like to become America's 51st state.
Which territory, located in the Carribean, is this?
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Puerto Rico. This was
a non-binding referendum i.e. the US isn't bound to proceed with statehood, but President Obama is apparently sympathetic to this demand.