CE · Juazeiro do Norte immediate region

Barbalha: how it voted for president

In the 2026 runoff, Lula won Barbalha with 72.89% of valid votes against 27.11% for Flavio Bolsonaro: a margin of 45.78 points, 42.21 points left of Brazil.

Solid left

Lean versus Brazil: −47.04pts; Weighted mean of the municipality's right − left margin minus Brazil's in the 2026, 2022, 2018 and 2014 runoffs.
Electorate (2026): 53,416; 24th 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.

Barbalha−45.78 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)72.89% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)27.11%	−45.78 pts	Left bloc	86.82%
2026 10/04/2026	Round 1	Lula (PT)67.55% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)27.56% Escritor Augusto Cury (AVANTE)2.38% Renan Santos (MISSÃO)1.76% +8 more Ronaldo Caiado (PSD)0.57% Zema (NOVO)0.06% Samara (UP)0.05% Hertz Dias (PSTU)0.02% Clariana Barao (DC)0.02% Edmilson Costa (PCB)0.01% Veterinário Wilson Grassi (DEMOCRATA)0.00% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.00%	−40.05 pts	Left bloc	83.56%
2022 10/30/2022	Round 2	Lula (PT)76.18% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)23.82%	−52.36 pts	Left bloc	85.06%
2022 10/02/2022	Round 1	Lula (PT)73.01% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)20.28% Ciro Gomes (PDT)5.09% Simone Tebet (MDB)0.90% +7 more Soraya Thronicke (UNIÃO)0.53% Felipe D Avila (NOVO)0.08% Padre Kelmon (PTB)0.05% Léo Péricles (UP)0.02% Sofia Manzano (PCB)0.02% Vera (PSTU)0.01% Constituinte Eymael (DC)0.00%	−56.31 pts	Left bloc	83.54%
2018 10/28/2018	Round 2	Fernando Haddad (PT)73.92% Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)26.08%	−47.84 pts	Left bloc	84.89%
2018 10/07/2018	Round 1	Fernando Haddad (PT)39.81% Ciro Gomes (PDT)34.76% Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)19.00% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)4.07% +9 more Henrique Meirelles (MDB)0.74% Cabo Daciolo (PATRI)0.47% Guilherme Boulos (PSOL)0.34% Marina Silva (REDE)0.33% João Amoêdo (NOVO)0.29% Alvaro Dias (PODE)0.13% Vera (PSTU)0.04% Eymael (DC)0.02% João Goulart Filho (PPL)0.01%	−50.57 pts	Left bloc	83.55%
2014 10/26/2014	Round 2	Dilma (PT)68.47% Aécio Neves (PSDB)31.53%	−36.95 pts	Left bloc	81.47%
2014 10/05/2014	Round 1	Dilma (PT)65.11% Aécio Neves (PSDB)22.90% Marina Silva (PSB)10.37% Luciana Genro (PSOL)0.87% +7 more Pastor Everaldo (PSC)0.19% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.17% Eduardo Jorge (PV)0.17% Eymael (PSDC)0.09% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.07% Mauro Iasi (PCB)0.03% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.01%	−53.29 pts	Left bloc	81.32%
2010 10/31/2010	Round 2	Dilma (PT)65.06% José Serra (PSDB)34.94%	−30.11 pts	Left bloc	77.89%
2010 10/03/2010	Round 1	Dilma (PT)60.63% José Serra (PSDB)31.90% Marina Silva (PV)6.43% Plínio (PSOL)0.81% +4 more Eymael (PSDC)0.11% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.06% Ivan Pinheiro (PCB)0.04% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.03%	−35.92 pts	Left bloc	78.88%
2006 10/29/2006	Round 2	Lula (PT)76.03% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)23.97%	−52.06 pts	Left bloc	80.22%
2006 10/01/2006	Round 1	Lula (PT)69.48% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)26.80% Heloísa Helena (PSOL)2.18% Cristovam Buarque (PDT)1.34% +3 more Ana Maria Rangel (PRP)0.13% José Maria Eymael (PSDC)0.04% Luciano Bivar (PSL)0.03%	−45.99 pts	Left bloc	81.62%
2002 10/27/2002	Round 2	Lula (PT)70.00% José Serra (PSDB)30.00%	−40.01 pts	Left bloc	76.22%
2002 10/06/2002	Round 1	Lula (PT)57.48% Ciro (PPS)24.73% José Serra (PSDB)13.90% Garotinho (PSB)3.68% +2 more Zé Maria (PSTU)0.18% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.03%	−72.19 pts	Left bloc	77.69%
1998 10/04/1998	Round 1	Lula (PT)49.97% Fernando Henrique (PSDB)27.22% Ciro Gomes (PPS)19.34% Enéas (PRONA)0.56% +8 more João de Deus Barbosa (PT do B)0.49% Eymael (PSDC)0.44% Vasco Neto (PSN)0.43% Sirkis (PV)0.41% Brigadeiro Ivan Frota (PMN)0.40% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.39% Thereza Ruiz (PTN)0.20% Sergio Bueno (PSC)0.16%	−41.98 pts	Left bloc	71.30%
1994 10/03/1994	Round 1	Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB)65.88% Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT)25.55% Orestes Quercia (PMDB)2.92% Eneas Ferreira Carneiro (PRONA)2.29% +4 more Carlos Antonio Gomes (PRN)1.94% Esperidiao Amin Helou Filho (PPR)0.64% Leonel de Moura Brizola (PDT)0.51% Hernani Goulart Fortuna (PSC)0.27%	+47.89 pts	Right bloc	78.36%

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.