CE · Aracati immediate region

Aracati: how it voted for president

In the 2026 runoff, Lula won Aracati with 69.54% of valid votes against 30.46% for Flavio Bolsonaro: a margin of 39.08 points, 35.51 points left of Brazil.

Solid left

Lean versus Brazil: −41.91pts; Weighted mean of the municipality's right − left margin minus Brazil's in the 2026, 2022, 2018 and 2014 runoffs.
Electorate (2026): 57,417; 21th largest electorate in Ceará
Side changes: 1; Times the leading bloc changed from one election to the next, in 9 elections since 1994.
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.

Aracati−39.08 pts
Ceará−37.86 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)69.54% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)30.46%	−39.08 pts	Left bloc	86.93%
2026 10/04/2026	Round 1	Lula (PT)63.24% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)31.31% Escritor Augusto Cury (AVANTE)3.26% Renan Santos (MISSÃO)1.54% +8 more Ronaldo Caiado (PSD)0.49% Zema (NOVO)0.04% Clariana Barao (DC)0.03% Hertz Dias (PSTU)0.03% Samara (UP)0.02% Edmilson Costa (PCB)0.02% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.01% Veterinário Wilson Grassi (DEMOCRATA)0.00%	−33.18 pts	Left bloc	84.88%
2022 10/30/2022	Round 2	Lula (PT)70.17% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)29.83%	−40.33 pts	Left bloc	85.35%
2022 10/02/2022	Round 1	Lula (PT)67.10% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)25.43% Ciro Gomes (PDT)5.74% Simone Tebet (MDB)1.11% +7 more Soraya Thronicke (UNIÃO)0.41% Felipe D Avila (NOVO)0.10% Padre Kelmon (PTB)0.06% Sofia Manzano (PCB)0.02% Léo Péricles (UP)0.01% Vera (PSTU)0.01% Constituinte Eymael (DC)0.01%	−45.79 pts	Left bloc	85.25%
2018 10/28/2018	Round 2	Fernando Haddad (PT)71.60% Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)28.40%	−43.20 pts	Left bloc	85.46%
2018 10/07/2018	Round 1	Ciro Gomes (PDT)39.03% Fernando Haddad (PT)34.87% Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)22.67% Cabo Daciolo (PATRI)1.21% +9 more Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)0.85% Henrique Meirelles (MDB)0.44% Marina Silva (REDE)0.37% João Amoêdo (NOVO)0.28% Guilherme Boulos (PSOL)0.14% Alvaro Dias (PODE)0.10% Vera (PSTU)0.02% Eymael (DC)0.02% João Goulart Filho (PPL)0.01%	−48.87 pts	Left bloc	87.34%
2014 10/26/2014	Round 2	Dilma (PT)78.91% Aécio Neves (PSDB)21.09%	−57.82 pts	Left bloc	79.35%
2014 10/05/2014	Round 1	Dilma (PT)71.55% Marina Silva (PSB)13.83% Aécio Neves (PSDB)12.77% Luciana Genro (PSOL)0.75% +7 more Pastor Everaldo (PSC)0.69% Eduardo Jorge (PV)0.21% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.11% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.05% Eymael (PSDC)0.03% Mauro Iasi (PCB)0.01% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.01%	−72.80 pts	Left bloc	81.50%
2010 10/31/2010	Round 2	Dilma (PT)79.50% José Serra (PSDB)20.50%	−59.00 pts	Left bloc	78.89%
2010 10/03/2010	Round 1	Dilma (PT)72.61% José Serra (PSDB)14.91% Marina Silva (PV)11.78% Plínio (PSOL)0.54% +5 more Eymael (PSDC)0.08% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.04% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.02% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.01% Ivan Pinheiro (PCB)0.01%	−69.97 pts	Left bloc	82.21%
2006 10/29/2006	Round 2	Lula (PT)77.82% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)22.18%	−55.65 pts	Left bloc	81.08%
2006 10/01/2006	Round 1	Lula (PT)67.09% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)28.04% Heloísa Helena (PSOL)3.40% Cristovam Buarque (PDT)1.19% +3 more José Maria Eymael (PSDC)0.12% Luciano Bivar (PSL)0.09% Ana Maria Rangel (PRP)0.08%	−43.34 pts	Left bloc	84.03%
2002 10/27/2002	Round 2	Lula (PT)77.64% José Serra (PSDB)22.36%	−55.28 pts	Left bloc	78.57%
2002 10/06/2002	Round 1	Lula (PT)51.42% Ciro (PPS)35.21% José Serra (PSDB)8.10% Garotinho (PSB)5.19% +2 more Zé Maria (PSTU)0.07% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.01%	−83.80 pts	Left bloc	82.88%
1998 10/04/1998	Round 1	Lula (PT)39.50% Ciro Gomes (PPS)34.82% Fernando Henrique (PSDB)23.19% Enéas (PRONA)0.47% +8 more Sirkis (PV)0.42% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.35% Brigadeiro Ivan Frota (PMN)0.31% Eymael (PSDC)0.27% Vasco Neto (PSN)0.22% João de Deus Barbosa (PT do B)0.18% Thereza Ruiz (PTN)0.14% Sergio Bueno (PSC)0.12%	−51.17 pts	Left bloc	79.21%
1994 10/03/1994	Round 1	Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB)53.26% Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT)38.72% Eneas Ferreira Carneiro (PRONA)2.64% Carlos Antonio Gomes (PRN)2.35% +4 more Orestes Quercia (PMDB)1.56% Esperidiao Amin Helou Filho (PPR)0.60% Leonel de Moura Brizola (PDT)0.60% Hernani Goulart Fortuna (PSC)0.26%	+21.37 pts	Right bloc	82.84%

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

When the municipality changed sides

1998(Round 1)·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.