MG · Montes Claros immediate region

Bocaiúva: how it voted for president

In the 2026 runoff, Lula won Bocaiúva with 69.65% of valid votes against 30.35% for Flavio Bolsonaro: a margin of 39.31 points, 35.74 points left of Brazil.

Solid left

Lean versus Brazil: −38.91pts; Weighted mean of the municipality's right − left margin minus Brazil's in the 2026, 2022, 2018 and 2014 runoffs.
Electorate (2026): 35,648; 77th largest electorate in Minas Gerais
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.

Bocaiúva−39.31 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	Lula (PT)69.65% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)30.35%	−39.31 pts	Left bloc	81.94%
2026 10/04/2026	Round 1	Lula (PT)63.04% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)30.42% Escritor Augusto Cury (AVANTE)3.69% Renan Santos (MISSÃO)1.42% +8 more Ronaldo Caiado (PSD)0.94% Zema (NOVO)0.40% Hertz Dias (PSTU)0.03% Samara (UP)0.01% Edmilson Costa (PCB)0.01% Clariana Barao (DC)0.01% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.01% Veterinário Wilson Grassi (DEMOCRATA)0.01%	−33.58 pts	Left bloc	78.48%
2022 10/30/2022	Round 2	Lula (PT)70.65% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)29.35%	−41.29 pts	Left bloc	78.01%
2022 10/02/2022	Round 1	Lula (PT)69.10% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)25.63% Ciro Gomes (PDT)2.30% Simone Tebet (MDB)2.29% +7 more Felipe D Avila (NOVO)0.44% Soraya Thronicke (UNIÃO)0.17% Padre Kelmon (PTB)0.03% Vera (PSTU)0.02% Sofia Manzano (PCB)0.01% Léo Péricles (UP)0.01% Constituinte Eymael (DC)0.01%	−42.87 pts	Left bloc	75.63%
2018 10/28/2018	Round 2	Fernando Haddad (PT)66.70% Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)33.30%	−33.39 pts	Left bloc	73.02%
2018 10/07/2018	Round 1	Fernando Haddad (PT)56.89% Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)27.33% Ciro Gomes (PDT)8.78% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)2.59% +9 more João Amoêdo (NOVO)2.21% Henrique Meirelles (MDB)0.64% Cabo Daciolo (PATRI)0.59% Marina Silva (REDE)0.40% Guilherme Boulos (PSOL)0.35% Alvaro Dias (PODE)0.18% Eymael (DC)0.02% Vera (PSTU)0.01% João Goulart Filho (PPL)0.01%	−32.89 pts	Left bloc	73.56%
2014 10/26/2014	Round 2	Dilma (PT)71.81% Aécio Neves (PSDB)28.19%	−43.62 pts	Left bloc	75.35%
2014 10/05/2014	Round 1	Dilma (PT)66.09% Aécio Neves (PSDB)21.31% Marina Silva (PSB)11.41% Luciana Genro (PSOL)0.42% +7 more Pastor Everaldo (PSC)0.35% Eduardo Jorge (PV)0.22% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.13% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.03% Mauro Iasi (PCB)0.03% Eymael (PSDC)0.02% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.00%	−56.39 pts	Left bloc	75.67%
2010 10/31/2010	Round 2	Dilma (PT)79.20% José Serra (PSDB)20.80%	−58.39 pts	Left bloc	73.49%
2010 10/03/2010	Round 1	Dilma (PT)72.40% José Serra (PSDB)14.66% Marina Silva (PV)12.29% Plínio (PSOL)0.39% +5 more Eymael (PSDC)0.11% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.05% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.05% Ivan Pinheiro (PCB)0.03% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.01%	−70.36 pts	Left bloc	75.86%
2006 10/29/2006	Round 2	Lula (PT)80.73% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)19.27%	−61.46 pts	Left bloc	75.27%
2006 10/01/2006	Round 1	Lula (PT)71.30% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)23.29% Heloísa Helena (PSOL)2.94% Cristovam Buarque (PDT)2.31% +3 more Ana Maria Rangel (PRP)0.09% Luciano Bivar (PSL)0.04% José Maria Eymael (PSDC)0.03%	−53.10 pts	Left bloc	77.14%
2002 10/27/2002	Round 2	Lula (PT)75.06% José Serra (PSDB)24.94%	−50.12 pts	Left bloc	74.11%
2002 10/06/2002	Round 1	Lula (PT)64.78% José Serra (PSDB)17.80% Garotinho (PSB)11.13% Ciro (PPS)5.94% +2 more Zé Maria (PSTU)0.26% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.08%	−64.39 pts	Left bloc	77.26%
1998 10/04/1998	Round 1	Fernando Henrique (PSDB)53.86% Lula (PT)26.80% Ciro Gomes (PPS)13.87% Enéas (PRONA)1.94% +8 more Brigadeiro Ivan Frota (PMN)0.68% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.59% João de Deus Barbosa (PT do B)0.53% Sirkis (PV)0.45% Eymael (PSDC)0.40% Thereza Ruiz (PTN)0.33% Sergio Bueno (PSC)0.30% Vasco Neto (PSN)0.26%	+14.17 pts	Right bloc	72.70%
1994 10/03/1994	Round 1	Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB)65.57% Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT)23.98% Eneas Ferreira Carneiro (PRONA)4.51% Orestes Quercia (PMDB)2.37% +4 more Carlos Antonio Gomes (PRN)1.14% Esperidiao Amin Helou Filho (PPR)1.09% Leonel de Moura Brizola (PDT)0.90% Hernani Goulart Fortuna (PSC)0.43%	+50.24 pts	Right bloc	78.06%

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

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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.