CE · Fortaleza immediate region

Palmácia: how it voted for president

In the 2026 runoff, Lula won Palmácia with 72.43% of valid votes against 27.57% for Flavio Bolsonaro: a margin of 44.86 points, 41.29 points left of Brazil.

Solid left

Lean versus Brazil: −52.23pts; Weighted mean of the municipality's right − left margin minus Brazil's in the 2026, 2022, 2018 and 2014 runoffs.
Electorate (2026): 9,908; 154th 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.

Palmácia−44.86 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)72.43% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)27.57%	−44.86 pts	Left bloc	84.73%
2026 10/04/2026	Round 1	Lula (PT)67.40% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)28.66% Escritor Augusto Cury (AVANTE)1.72% Renan Santos (MISSÃO)1.42% +8 more Ronaldo Caiado (PSD)0.65% Samara (UP)0.08% Zema (NOVO)0.04% Hertz Dias (PSTU)0.01% Clariana Barao (DC)0.01% Veterinário Wilson Grassi (DEMOCRATA)0.01% Edmilson Costa (PCB)0.00% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.00%	−38.42 pts	Left bloc	84.22%
2022 10/30/2022	Round 2	Lula (PT)75.38% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)24.62%	−50.76 pts	Left bloc	82.78%
2022 10/02/2022	Round 1	Lula (PT)73.73% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)20.33% Ciro Gomes (PDT)3.98% Simone Tebet (MDB)1.17% +7 more Soraya Thronicke (UNIÃO)0.63% Felipe D Avila (NOVO)0.09% Padre Kelmon (PTB)0.05% Sofia Manzano (PCB)0.01% Vera (PSTU)0.00% Constituinte Eymael (DC)0.00% Léo Péricles (UP)0.00%	−55.43 pts	Left bloc	83.21%
2018 10/28/2018	Round 2	Fernando Haddad (PT)80.28% Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)19.72%	−60.55 pts	Left bloc	79.35%
2018 10/07/2018	Round 1	Fernando Haddad (PT)43.21% Ciro Gomes (PDT)39.34% Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)14.52% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)0.89% +9 more Henrique Meirelles (MDB)0.66% Cabo Daciolo (PATRI)0.59% João Amoêdo (NOVO)0.24% Guilherme Boulos (PSOL)0.23% Marina Silva (REDE)0.18% Vera (PSTU)0.06% Alvaro Dias (PODE)0.06% Eymael (DC)0.03% João Goulart Filho (PPL)0.00%	−66.03 pts	Left bloc	83.73%
2014 10/26/2014	Round 2	Dilma (PT)85.96% Aécio Neves (PSDB)14.04%	−71.91 pts	Left bloc	78.48%
2014 10/05/2014	Round 1	Dilma (PT)81.30% Marina Silva (PSB)8.80% Aécio Neves (PSDB)8.44% Luciana Genro (PSOL)0.53% +7 more Eduardo Jorge (PV)0.28% Pastor Everaldo (PSC)0.25% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.23% Eymael (PSDC)0.12% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.03% Mauro Iasi (PCB)0.02% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.00%	−81.90 pts	Left bloc	82.36%
2010 10/31/2010	Round 2	Dilma (PT)85.05% José Serra (PSDB)14.95%	−70.11 pts	Left bloc	79.41%
2010 10/03/2010	Round 1	Dilma (PT)77.23% Marina Silva (PV)12.06% José Serra (PSDB)9.88% Plínio (PSOL)0.50% +4 more Eymael (PSDC)0.20% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.05% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.05% Ivan Pinheiro (PCB)0.02%	−79.73 pts	Left bloc	85.33%
2006 10/29/2006	Round 2	Lula (PT)89.45% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)10.55%	−78.89 pts	Left bloc	74.57%
2006 10/01/2006	Round 1	Lula (PT)82.21% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)13.82% Heloísa Helena (PSOL)2.18% Cristovam Buarque (PDT)1.53% +3 more José Maria Eymael (PSDC)0.14% Ana Maria Rangel (PRP)0.11% Luciano Bivar (PSL)0.02%	−71.84 pts	Left bloc	80.19%
2002 10/27/2002	Round 2	Lula (PT)79.76% José Serra (PSDB)20.24%	−59.53 pts	Left bloc	76.89%
2002 10/06/2002	Round 1	Lula (PT)45.83% Ciro (PPS)39.75% José Serra (PSDB)9.10% Garotinho (PSB)5.12% +2 more Zé Maria (PSTU)0.18% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.02%	−81.80 pts	Left bloc	84.35%
1998 10/04/1998	Round 1	Lula (PT)34.63% Ciro Gomes (PPS)30.94% Fernando Henrique (PSDB)29.68% Enéas (PRONA)0.73% +8 more Brigadeiro Ivan Frota (PMN)0.70% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.67% Eymael (PSDC)0.62% João de Deus Barbosa (PT do B)0.62% Sirkis (PV)0.47% Thereza Ruiz (PTN)0.44% Vasco Neto (PSN)0.29% Sergio Bueno (PSC)0.21%	−36.07 pts	Left bloc	90.23%
1994 10/03/1994	Round 1	Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB)62.18% Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT)25.53% Orestes Quercia (PMDB)4.56% Carlos Antonio Gomes (PRN)2.89% +4 more Eneas Ferreira Carneiro (PRONA)2.08% Leonel de Moura Brizola (PDT)1.75% Esperidiao Amin Helou Filho (PPR)0.68% Hernani Goulart Fortuna (PSC)0.33%	+45.44 pts	Right bloc	74.27%

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.