| 55,727 | 3 |
Population (as of Feb. 8, 2019) |
Elections in our database |
| 66.05% | |
Registered Voters (as of ) |
Average Turnout |
American Samoa
| Name | Official Name | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Non-Voting Delegate to US House of Representatives | Non-Voting Delegate to US House of Representatives | |
| American Somoan Senate | Upper House | |
| American Somoan Governor | Governor | Head of Government |
| American Somoan House of Representatives | Lower House |
Description of government structure:
- Chief of State: President Donald TRUMP
- Head of Government: Governor Lolo Matalasi MOLIGA
- Assembly: American Samoa has a bicameral Legislature (Fono) consisting of the Senate with 18 seats and the House of Representatives with 21 seats.
Description of electoral system:
- The President is elected by an electoral college to serve a 4-year term.
- Governor is elected by popular vote to serve a 4-year term.
- In the Senate 18 members are selected by regional governing councils to serve 2-year terms.[i] In the House of Representatives, 20 members are elected by popular vote to serve 2-year terms and 1 member is elected by public meeting on Swains Island to serve a 2-year term.[ii]
* Senators are selected by local chiefs through a method called faa-Samoa, showing that they are in good standing in the community.
** The member elected by public meeting on Swains Island is a nonvoting member of the House of Representatives.
Elections
| Election For | Date | Votes | Registered Voters | Turn Out |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-Voting Delegate to US House of Representatives | 2014-11-04 | 10,246 | 16,776 | 61.08% |
| American Somoan House of Representatives | 2014-11-04 | 11,913 | 16,776 | 71.01% |
| American Somoan Senate | 2014-11-04 | - | - | - |