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Belo Horizonte: how it voted for president

In the 2026 runoff, Flavio Bolsonaro won Belo Horizonte with 50.80% of valid votes against 49.20% for Lula: a margin of 1.61 points, 5.18 points right of Brazil.

Likely right

Lean versus Brazil: +12.53pts; Weighted mean of the municipality's right − left margin minus Brazil's in the 2026, 2022, 2018 and 2014 runoffs.
Electorate (2026): 1,966,758; 1th largest electorate in Minas Gerais
Side changes: 2; 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; Did not vote for the national winner in the 2026 runoff.

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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.

Belo Horizonte+1.61 pts
Minas Gerais−0.87 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	Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)50.80% Lula (PT)49.20%	+1.61 pts	Right bloc	79.33%
2026 10/04/2026	Round 1	Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)48.30% Lula (PT)41.39% Escritor Augusto Cury (AVANTE)3.69% Renan Santos (MISSÃO)2.73% +8 more Ronaldo Caiado (PSD)2.31% Zema (NOVO)1.22% Samara (UP)0.18% Hertz Dias (PSTU)0.07% Clariana Barao (DC)0.04% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.02% Edmilson Costa (PCB)0.02% Veterinário Wilson Grassi (DEMOCRATA)0.02%	+9.25 pts	Right bloc	76.39%
2022 10/30/2022	Round 2	Jair Bolsonaro (PL)54.25% Lula (PT)45.75%	+8.50 pts	Right bloc	79.98%
2022 10/02/2022	Round 1	Jair Bolsonaro (PL)46.60% Lula (PT)42.53% Simone Tebet (MDB)5.49% Ciro Gomes (PDT)3.66% +7 more Felipe D Avila (NOVO)1.01% Soraya Thronicke (UNIÃO)0.45% Léo Péricles (UP)0.10% Padre Kelmon (PTB)0.06% Sofia Manzano (PCB)0.05% Vera (PSTU)0.03% Constituinte Eymael (DC)0.01%	+7.24 pts	Right bloc	78.25%
2018 10/28/2018	Round 2	Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)65.59% Fernando Haddad (PT)34.41%	+31.19 pts	Right bloc	79.38%
2018 10/07/2018	Round 1	Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)55.17% Ciro Gomes (PDT)17.39% Fernando Haddad (PT)14.54% João Amoêdo (NOVO)4.66% +9 more Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)3.00% Marina Silva (REDE)1.43% Henrique Meirelles (MDB)1.31% Cabo Daciolo (PATRI)1.19% Guilherme Boulos (PSOL)0.68% Alvaro Dias (PODE)0.49% Vera (PSTU)0.08% João Goulart Filho (PPL)0.03% Eymael (DC)0.03%	+31.70 pts	Right bloc	79.54%
2014 10/26/2014	Round 2	Aécio Neves (PSDB)64.29% Dilma (PT)35.71%	+28.58 pts	Right bloc	80.56%
2014 10/05/2014	Round 1	Aécio Neves (PSDB)53.89% Dilma (PT)25.10% Marina Silva (PSB)16.65% Luciana Genro (PSOL)2.32% +7 more Eduardo Jorge (PV)0.92% Pastor Everaldo (PSC)0.65% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.25% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.10% Mauro Iasi (PCB)0.06% Eymael (PSDC)0.05% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.03%	+9.65 pts	Right bloc	81.95%
2010 10/31/2010	Round 2	José Serra (PSDB)50.39% Dilma (PT)49.61%	+0.78 pts	Right bloc	80.42%
2010 10/03/2010	Round 1	Marina Silva (PV)39.88% Dilma (PT)30.92% José Serra (PSDB)27.73% Plínio (PSOL)1.10% +5 more Zé Maria (PSTU)0.13% Eymael (PSDC)0.11% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.05% Ivan Pinheiro (PCB)0.05% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.03%	−44.21 pts	Left bloc	84.20%
2006 10/29/2006	Round 2	Lula (PT)63.18% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)36.82%	−26.36 pts	Left bloc	82.73%
2006 10/01/2006	Round 1	Lula (PT)44.53% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)39.40% Heloísa Helena (PSOL)10.69% Cristovam Buarque (PDT)5.09% +3 more Ana Maria Rangel (PRP)0.15% José Maria Eymael (PSDC)0.07% Luciano Bivar (PSL)0.07%	−20.62 pts	Left bloc	84.14%
2002 10/27/2002	Round 2	Lula (PT)75.64% José Serra (PSDB)24.36%	−51.29 pts	Left bloc	84.60%
2002 10/06/2002	Round 1	Lula (PT)58.42% Garotinho (PSB)17.73% José Serra (PSDB)13.40% Ciro (PPS)9.87% +2 more Zé Maria (PSTU)0.47% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.10%	−73.19 pts	Left bloc	86.35%
1998 10/04/1998	Round 1	Fernando Henrique (PSDB)49.84% Lula (PT)32.14% Ciro Gomes (PPS)14.43% Enéas (PRONA)2.23% +8 more Thereza Ruiz (PTN)0.29% Sirkis (PV)0.29% Brigadeiro Ivan Frota (PMN)0.26% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.16% João de Deus Barbosa (PT do B)0.11% Vasco Neto (PSN)0.09% Eymael (PSDC)0.08% Sergio Bueno (PSC)0.08%	+5.22 pts	Right bloc	82.68%
1994 10/03/1994	Round 1	Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB)62.06% Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT)23.41% Eneas Ferreira Carneiro (PRONA)9.21% Orestes Quercia (PMDB)1.84% +4 more Esperidiao Amin Helou Filho (PPR)1.38% Leonel de Moura Brizola (PDT)1.35% Hernani Goulart Fortuna (PSC)0.39% Carlos Antonio Gomes (PRN)0.37%	+50.48 pts	Right bloc	86.92%

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

When the municipality changed sides

2002(Round 2)·Right bloc→Left bloc
2010(Round 2)·Left bloc→Right bloc
2010(between rounds)·Left bloc→Right 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.