At Stake in this Election: 

• 26 seats in the Dominican Senate 

Elections for the Chamber of Deputies and the Presidency will occur concurrently.

Government Structure:  

• Chief of State: President Luís Rodolfo ABINADER Corona (since 16 August 2020) 

• Head of Government: President Luís Rodolfo ABINADER Corona (since 16 August 2020) 

• Assembly: bicameral National Congress (Congreso Nacional) with a 32-seat Senate (Senado) and a 190-seat Chamber of Deputies (Cámara de Diputados)

Electoral System:  

• The president is directly elected (on a slate with the Vice President) by absolute majority vote in up to two rounds. The President may serve up to two 4-year terms, which must be consecutive (i.e., if an incumbent runs for reelection and is defeated, they may not run again). 

• In the Senate, 26 members are directly elected by plurality vote from single-seat constituencies. An additional 6 members are indirectly elected based on province-level party-list votes in the Chamber of Deputies election. 

• In the Chamber of Deputies, 178 members are directly elected by closed-list proportional representation vote from multi-seat constituencies. An additional 5 members are elected from a nationwide constituency, and 7 members are elected from a diaspora constituency, all via plurality vote. All 190 members serve 4-year terms.

Last Election: 

In the 2020 Senate election, the PRM won a majority with 17 seats. 5 additional parties also won seats. Voter turnout was 58.12%.

Information for Voters: 

Como votar / How to vote (in Spanish)

Key Deadlines: 

• Candidate filing deadline: 4 March 2024 

• Voter registration deadline: 20 January 2024 

• 21 January 2024 for overseas voters

Main Parties in this Election: 

• Modern Revolutionary Party / Partido Revolucionario Moderno (PRM) 

• Seats won in last election: 17 out of 32 

• Dominican Liberation Party / Partido de la Liberación Dominicana (PLD) 

• Seats won in last election: 6 out of 32 

• Social Christian Reformist Party / Partido Reformista Social Cristiano (PRSC) 

• Seats won in last election: 6 out of 32 

• People’s Power Party / Partido Fuerza del Pueblo (PFP) 

• Seats won in last election: 1 out of 32 

• Social Democrat Institutional Block / Bloque Institucional Social Demócrata (BIS) 

• Seats won in last election: 1 out of 32 

• Country Alliance Party / Partido Alianza País (ALPAÍS) 

• Seats won in last election: 0 out of 32 

• Alliance for Democracy Party / Partido Alianza por la Democracia (APD) 

• Seats won in last election: 0 out of 32 

• Broad Front Party / Partido Frente Amplio (FAMP) 

• Seats won in last election: 0 out of 32 

• National Progressive Force Party / Partido Fuerza Nacional Progresista (FNP) 

• Seats won in last election: 0 out of 32 

• Generation of Servants Party / Partido Generación de Servidores (GENS) 

• Seats won in last election: 0 out of 32 

• Democratic Option Party / Partido Opción Democrática (POD) 

• Seats won in last election: 0 out of 32 

• Democratic Hope Party / Partido Esperanza Democrática (PED) 

• Seats won in last election: 0 out of 32 

• Dominican Humanist Party / Partido Humanista Dominicano (PHD) 

• Seats won in last election: 0 out of 32 

• Reformist Liberal Party / Partido Liberal Reformista (PLR) 

• Seats won in last election: 0 out of 32 

• Christian People’s Party / Partido Popular Cristiano (PPC) 

• Seats won in last election: 0 out of 32 

• People First Party / Partido Primero la Gente (PPG) 

• Seats won in last election: 0 out of 32 

• Fatherland for All Party / Partido Patria para Todos y Todas (PPT) 

• Seats won in last election: 0 out of 32 

• Dominican Revolutionary Party / Partido Revolucionario Dominicano (PRD) 

• Seats won in last election: 0 out of 32 

• Independent Revolutionary Party / Partido Revolucionario Independiente (PRI) 

• Seats won in last election: 0 out of 32 

• Social Democrat Revolutionary Party / Partido Revolucionario Social Demócrata (PRSD) 

• Seats won in last election: 0 out of 32 

• Christian Socialist Party / Partido Socialista Cristiano (PSC) 

• Seats won in last election: 0 out of 32

Population and Registered Voters: 

• Population: 11,228,820 (2022 est.) 

• Registered Voters: 8,145,548 (2024)

Gender Data: 

• Female Population: 5,594,560 (2022 est.) 

• CEDAW Status: Signed 17 July 1980, Ratified 2 September 1982 

• Gender Quota:  Party lists for Chamber of Deputies elections must consist of 40-60% men and 40-60% women. 

• Female Candidates in this election: Yes 

• Number of Female Legislators (pre-election): 53 out of 190 (27.9%) in the Chamber of Deputies and 4 out of 32 (12.5%) in the Senate 

• Human Development Index (HDI) Position: 0.766, High, Rank 82 (2022)  

• Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: 14.8 (2023)

Disability Data: 

• CRPD Status: Signed 30 March 2007, Ratified 18 August 2009 

• Projected population with a disability: 1,796,611 (2022 est.)

IFES Resources: 

• Does IFES have a presence in the Dominican Republic: No