Political party strength in the United States Virgin Islands

The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the United States insular area of the United States Virgin Islands:

The table also indicates the historical party composition in the:

The parties are as follows:   Democratic (D),   Independent (I),   Independent Citizens Movement (IC), and   Republican (R).

For a particular year, the noted partisan composition is that which either took office during that year or which maintained the office throughout the entire year. Only changes made outside of regularly scheduled elections are noted as affecting the partisan composition during a particular year. Shading is determined by the final result of any mid-cycle changes in partisan affiliation.

YearExecutive officesTerritorial LegislatureLegislature PresidentU.S. House
GovernorLieutenant Governor
1917E. T. Pollockno such office[data missing][data missing]no such office
James Harrison Oliver
1918
1919Joseph Wallace Oman
1920
1921
Sumner Ely Wetmore Kittelle
1922
Henry Hughes Hough
1923
Philip Williams
1924
1925
Martin Edward Trench
1926
1927
Waldo A. Evans
1928
1929
1930
1931
Paul Martin Pearson
1932
1933
1934
1935
Robert Herrick[1]
Lawrence William Cramer
1936
1937
1938
1939
1940
Robert Morss Lovett[1]
1941
Charles Harwood
1942
1943
1944
1945
1946William H. Hastie
1947
1948
1949
Morris Fidanque de Castro
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
Archie Alexander
1955
Charles Kenneth Claunch[1]
Walter A. Gordon
1956
1957
1958
John David Merwin
1959
1960
1961
Ralph Moses Paiewonsky
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
196915DJohn L. Maduro (D)Ron de Lugo (D)
(Washington Representative)
Cyril King[1]
Melvin H. Evans (R)David Earle Maas (R)
1970
19716D, 6IC, 3R
1972
1973vacant[2]7IC, 7D, 1RClaude Molloy (IC)Ron de Lugo (D)
1974Athniel C. Ottley (D)
1975Cyril King (IC)Juan Francisco Luis (IC)11D, 3IC, 1RElmo D. Roebuck (D)
1976
197713D, 1IC, 1R
1978Henry Millin (D)
1979Juan Francisco Luis (IC)12D, 3IMelvin H. Evans (R)
1980
1981[data missing]Ruby Rouss (D)Ron de Lugo (D)
1982
1983Julio Brady (D)8D, 6I, 1ICElmo D. Roebuck (D)
1984Hugo Dennis Jr (D)
19858D, 5I, 1IC, 1RDerek Hodge (D)
1986
1987Alexander Farrelly (D)Derek Hodge (D)7D, 6I, 1IC, 1RRuby Rouss (D)
1988Iver Stridiron (D)
1989[data missing]Bent Lawaetz
1990
1991Virdin Brown
1992
1993Bingley Richardson
1994
1995Roy Schneider (R)Kenneth Mapp (R)Almando LiburdVictor O. Frazer (IC)
1996
1997Lorraine BerryDonna Christensen (D)
1998
1999Charles Wesley Turnbull (D)Gerard Luz James (D)Vargrave Richards
2000
2001Almando Liburd
2002
2003Vargrave Richards (D)David S. Jones
2004
2005Lorraine Berry
2006
2007John de Jongh Jr. (D)Gregory Francis (D)9D, 4IC, 2IUsie Richards (D)
2008
200910D, 3I, 2ICAdlah Donastorg (D)
2010Louis Patrick Hill (D)
2011Ronald E. Russell (D)
2012
201310D, 4I, 1ICShawn-Michael Malone (D)
2014
2015Kenneth Mapp (I)Osbert Potter (I)11D, 3I, 1ICNeville James (D)Stacey Plaskett (D)
2016
2017Myron D. Jackson (D)
2018
2019Albert Bryan (D)Tregenza Roach (D)13D, 2IKenneth Gittens (D)
2020Novelle Francis (D)
202110D, 5IDonna Frett-Gregory (D)
2022
202311D, 4INovelle Francis (D)
2024

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