BA · Serrinha immediate region

Araci: how it voted for president

In the 2026 runoff, Lula won Araci with 83.57% of valid votes against 16.43% for Flavio Bolsonaro: a margin of 67.13 points, 63.56 points left of Brazil.

Solid left

Lean versus Brazil: −69.27pts; Weighted mean of the municipality's right − left margin minus Brazil's in the 2026, 2022, 2018 and 2014 runoffs.
Electorate (2026): 40,272; 45th largest electorate in Bahia
Side changes: 1; Times the leading bloc changed from one election to the next, in 9 elections since 1994. Plus 1 turn(s) between round 1 and round 2 of the same year.
Bellwether?: No; Has voted for the national winner since 2022.

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Margin in percentage points of valid votes (right − left).

Municipality, state and Brazil

Right − left margin in the 2026 runoff, in percentage points.

Araci−67.13 pts
Bahia−42.63 pts
Brazil−3.57 pts

Negative = left ahead; positive = right ahead.

Margin over time

Right − left margin in each election (the runoff where there was one), compared with Brazil's.

Every election

Year	Round	Candidates (% of valid votes)	Margin (right − left)	Bloc ahead	Turnout
2026 10/25/2026	Round 2	Lula (PT)83.57% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)16.43%	−67.13 pts	Left bloc	82.40%
2026 10/04/2026	Round 1	Lula (PT)80.31% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)16.02% Escritor Augusto Cury (AVANTE)1.99% Renan Santos (MISSÃO)0.85% +8 more Ronaldo Caiado (PSD)0.73% Clariana Barao (DC)0.02% Samara (UP)0.02% Zema (NOVO)0.02% Hertz Dias (PSTU)0.01% Edmilson Costa (PCB)0.01% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.01% Veterinário Wilson Grassi (DEMOCRATA)0.00%	−64.70 pts	Left bloc	78.93%
2022 10/30/2022	Round 2	Lula (PT)85.29% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)14.71%	−70.57 pts	Left bloc	71.39%
2022 10/02/2022	Round 1	Lula (PT)82.14% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)12.93% Ciro Gomes (PDT)2.62% Simone Tebet (MDB)1.31% +7 more Soraya Thronicke (UNIÃO)0.73% Felipe D Avila (NOVO)0.11% Padre Kelmon (PTB)0.08% Sofia Manzano (PCB)0.04% Léo Péricles (UP)0.02% Vera (PSTU)0.01% Constituinte Eymael (DC)0.01%	−69.65 pts	Left bloc	70.59%
2018 10/28/2018	Round 2	Fernando Haddad (PT)87.30% Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)12.70%	−74.60 pts	Left bloc	68.45%
2018 10/07/2018	Round 1	Fernando Haddad (PT)78.35% Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)10.06% Ciro Gomes (PDT)8.43% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)1.54% +9 more Cabo Daciolo (PATRI)0.39% Marina Silva (REDE)0.29% João Amoêdo (NOVO)0.29% Henrique Meirelles (MDB)0.27% Alvaro Dias (PODE)0.16% Guilherme Boulos (PSOL)0.16% Vera (PSTU)0.03% Eymael (DC)0.02% João Goulart Filho (PPL)0.01%	−74.52 pts	Left bloc	68.54%
2014 10/26/2014	Round 2	Dilma (PT)82.85% Aécio Neves (PSDB)17.15%	−65.71 pts	Left bloc	67.69%
2014 10/05/2014	Round 1	Dilma (PT)80.65% Aécio Neves (PSDB)10.40% Marina Silva (PSB)8.27% Luciana Genro (PSOL)0.34% +7 more Pastor Everaldo (PSC)0.16% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.05% Eduardo Jorge (PV)0.05% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.03% Eymael (PSDC)0.03% Mauro Iasi (PCB)0.02% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.00%	−78.71 pts	Left bloc	69.02%
2010 10/31/2010	Round 2	Dilma (PT)84.01% José Serra (PSDB)15.99%	−68.01 pts	Left bloc	65.87%
2010 10/03/2010	Round 1	Dilma (PT)83.06% José Serra (PSDB)12.17% Marina Silva (PV)4.43% Plínio (PSOL)0.15% +5 more Ivan Pinheiro (PCB)0.07% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.04% Eymael (PSDC)0.03% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.03% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.01%	−75.53 pts	Left bloc	69.05%
2006 10/29/2006	Round 2	Lula (PT)84.32% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)15.68%	−68.64 pts	Left bloc	72.43%
2006 10/01/2006	Round 1	Lula (PT)74.46% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)20.27% Cristovam Buarque (PDT)3.17% Heloísa Helena (PSOL)1.74% +3 more Ana Maria Rangel (PRP)0.26% José Maria Eymael (PSDC)0.06% Luciano Bivar (PSL)0.03%	−58.74 pts	Left bloc	74.69%
2002 10/27/2002	Round 2	José Serra (PSDB)52.40% Lula (PT)47.60%	+4.81 pts	Right bloc	65.17%
2002 10/06/2002	Round 1	Lula (PT)45.41% José Serra (PSDB)25.84% Ciro (PPS)21.70% Garotinho (PSB)6.73% +2 more Zé Maria (PSTU)0.26% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.06%	−48.32 pts	Left bloc	72.67%
1998 10/04/1998	Round 1	Fernando Henrique (PSDB)63.59% Lula (PT)21.63% Ciro Gomes (PPS)7.89% Enéas (PRONA)1.08% +8 more João de Deus Barbosa (PT do B)1.01% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.95% Sergio Bueno (PSC)0.88% Brigadeiro Ivan Frota (PMN)0.81% Sirkis (PV)0.66% Eymael (PSDC)0.62% Vasco Neto (PSN)0.52% Thereza Ruiz (PTN)0.35%	+34.09 pts	Right bloc	71.57%
1994 10/03/1994	Round 1	Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB)60.26% Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT)29.22% Orestes Quercia (PMDB)3.11% Eneas Ferreira Carneiro (PRONA)2.50% +4 more Carlos Antonio Gomes (PRN)1.61% Leonel de Moura Brizola (PDT)1.49% Esperidiao Amin Helou Filho (PPR)1.07% Hernani Goulart Fortuna (PSC)0.75%	+38.59 pts	Right bloc	75.97%

Percentages of valid votes in the municipality. Turnout = voters over the electorate. Source: TSE.

When the municipality changed sides

2002(between rounds)·Left bloc→Right bloc
2006(Round 2)·Right bloc→Left bloc

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Official TSE results by municipality (1994–2026); the 2026 runoff comes from the TSE's official results publication. Every municipality's index can be downloaded at /dados.