Global InformationPolitical party strength in the United States Virgin Islands information
The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the United States insular area of the United States Virgin Islands:
- Governor
- Lieutenant Governor
The table also indicates the historical party composition in the:
- Territorial Legislature
- Territory delegation to the U.S. House of Representatives
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.
| Year | Executive offices | Territorial Legislature | Legislature President | U.S. House | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Governor | Lieutenant Governor | ||||
| 1917 | E. T. Pollock | no such office | [data missing] | [data missing] | no such office |
| James Harrison Oliver | |||||
| 1918 | |||||
| 1919 | Joseph 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 | |||||
| 1946 | William 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 | |||||
| 1969 | 15D | John L. Maduro (D) | Ron de Lugo (D) (Washington Representative) | ||
| Cyril King[1] | |||||
| Melvin H. Evans (R) | David Earle Maas (R) | ||||
| 1970 | |||||
| 1971 | 6D, 6IC, 3R | ||||
| 1972 | |||||
| 1973 | vacant[2] | 7IC, 7D, 1R | Claude Molloy (IC) | Ron de Lugo (D) | |
| 1974 | Athniel C. Ottley (D) | ||||
| 1975 | Cyril King (IC) | Juan Francisco Luis (IC) | 11D, 3IC, 1R | Elmo D. Roebuck (D) | |
| 1976 | |||||
| 1977 | 13D, 1IC, 1R | ||||
| 1978 | Henry Millin (D) | ||||
| 1979 | Juan Francisco Luis (IC) | 12D, 3I | Melvin H. Evans (R) | ||
| 1980 | |||||
| 1981 | [data missing] | Ruby Rouss (D) | Ron de Lugo (D) | ||
| 1982 | |||||
| 1983 | Julio Brady (D) | 8D, 6I, 1IC | Elmo D. Roebuck (D) | ||
| 1984 | Hugo Dennis Jr (D) | ||||
| 1985 | 8D, 5I, 1IC, 1R | Derek Hodge (D) | |||
| 1986 | |||||
| 1987 | Alexander Farrelly (D) | Derek Hodge (D) | 7D, 6I, 1IC, 1R | Ruby Rouss (D) | |
| 1988 | Iver Stridiron (D) | ||||
| 1989 | [data missing] | Bent Lawaetz | |||
| 1990 | |||||
| 1991 | Virdin Brown | ||||
| 1992 | |||||
| 1993 | Bingley Richardson | ||||
| 1994 | |||||
| 1995 | Roy Schneider (R) | Kenneth Mapp (R) | Almando Liburd | Victor O. Frazer (IC) | |
| 1996 | |||||
| 1997 | Lorraine Berry | Donna Christensen (D) | |||
| 1998 | |||||
| 1999 | Charles Wesley Turnbull (D) | Gerard Luz James (D) | Vargrave Richards | ||
| 2000 | |||||
| 2001 | Almando Liburd | ||||
| 2002 | |||||
| 2003 | Vargrave Richards (D) | David S. Jones | |||
| 2004 | |||||
| 2005 | Lorraine Berry | ||||
| 2006 | |||||
| 2007 | John de Jongh Jr. (D) | Gregory Francis (D) | 9D, 4IC, 2I | Usie Richards (D) | |
| 2008 | |||||
| 2009 | 10D, 3I, 2IC | Adlah Donastorg (D) | |||
| 2010 | Louis Patrick Hill (D) | ||||
| 2011 | Ronald E. Russell (D) | ||||
| 2012 | |||||
| 2013 | 10D, 4I, 1IC | Shawn-Michael Malone (D) | |||
| 2014 | |||||
| 2015 | Kenneth Mapp (I) | Osbert Potter (I) | 11D, 3I, 1IC | Neville James (D) | Stacey Plaskett (D) |
| 2016 | |||||
| 2017 | Myron D. Jackson (D) | ||||
| 2018 | |||||
| 2019 | Albert Bryan (D) | Tregenza Roach (D) | 13D, 2I | Kenneth Gittens (D) | |
| 2020 | Novelle Francis (D) | ||||
| 2021 | 10D, 5I | Donna Frett-Gregory (D) | |||
| 2022 | |||||
| 2023 | 11D, 4I | Novelle Francis (D) | |||
| 2024 | |||||
- ^ a b c d Acting governor.
- ^ Senate President Claude Molloy served as acting lieutenant governor.