U.S. elections

As the U.S. presidential race begins in earnest, we're sharing a message from the United States Embassy about voting from abroad. 

Any US citizen eligible to vote can do so no matter where they live in the world. By following the above steps, US citizens living in Costa Rica can make sure their ballots are sent back in time to be counted.

The U.S. Embassy in San José can help U.S citizens request an absentee ballot and send it to their election office in the United States

United States citizens living in Costa Rica can vote in-person as part of the Democratic Party presidential primary starting Tuesday, March 3. 

As the U.S. presidential race begins in earnest, we're sharing a message from the United States Embassy about voting from abroad. 

Shock, angst in many quarters, and plunging markets greet the election of Donald Trump as the next President of the United States.

Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders has called for “reversing” the Dominican Republic-Central American Free Trade Agreement, which many local leaders see as critical to Costa Rica’s economy. Others would love to see it go.

Obama: "There are thoughtful conservatives - good people in the Republican Party, good people who are Republican voters who care about poverty and they care about climate, and don't resort to insults, and are troubled by what's happening inside their own party."

After Saturday's contests, Hillary Clinton had 1,121 delegates, nearly half the 2,383 needed to win the Democratic nomination. But speaking at a CNN debate, Bernie Sanders sought to stress his campaign was on an upswing.

Senator Bernie Sanders ran away with the Democrats' Global Presidential Primary in Costa Rica this week, collecting 130 votes to Clinton’s 58, according to partial preliminary results reported by Democrats Abroad Costa Rica Chair Kathy Rothschild.