MG · Santa Bárbara - Ouro Preto immediate region

Catas Altas: how it voted for president

In the 2026 runoff, Lula won Catas Altas with 58.16% of valid votes against 41.84% for Flavio Bolsonaro: a margin of 16.32 points, 12.75 points left of Brazil.

Likely left

Lean versus Brazil: −10.76pts; Weighted mean of the municipality's right − left margin minus Brazil's in the 2026, 2022, 2018 and 2014 runoffs.
Electorate (2026): 5,158; 579th largest electorate in Minas Gerais
Side changes: 2; Times the leading bloc changed from one election to the next, in 8 elections since 1994.
Bellwether?: No; Has voted for the national winner since 2018.

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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.

Catas Altas−16.32 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)58.16% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)41.84%	−16.32 pts	Left bloc	81.27%
2026 10/04/2026	Round 1	Lula (PT)45.76% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)39.12% Escritor Augusto Cury (AVANTE)8.32% Renan Santos (MISSÃO)3.00% +8 more Ronaldo Caiado (PSD)2.22% Zema (NOVO)1.07% Samara (UP)0.45% Hertz Dias (PSTU)0.03% Edmilson Costa (PCB)0.03% Clariana Barao (DC)0.00% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.00% Veterinário Wilson Grassi (DEMOCRATA)0.00%	−9.18 pts	Left bloc	77.72%
2022 10/30/2022	Round 2	Lula (PT)60.34% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)39.66%	−20.67 pts	Left bloc	80.90%
2022 10/02/2022	Round 1	Lula (PT)55.96% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)32.86% Simone Tebet (MDB)5.99% Ciro Gomes (PDT)3.36% +7 more Felipe D Avila (NOVO)1.09% Soraya Thronicke (UNIÃO)0.49% Léo Péricles (UP)0.14% Padre Kelmon (PTB)0.05% Vera (PSTU)0.03% Constituinte Eymael (DC)0.03% Sofia Manzano (PCB)0.00%	−18.97 pts	Left bloc	81.00%
2018 10/28/2018	Round 2	Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)53.51% Fernando Haddad (PT)46.49%	+7.03 pts	Right bloc	78.88%
2018 10/07/2018	Round 1	Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)40.42% Fernando Haddad (PT)26.39% Ciro Gomes (PDT)16.28% João Amoêdo (NOVO)6.49% +9 more Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)4.93% Marina Silva (REDE)1.47% Cabo Daciolo (PATRI)1.40% Alvaro Dias (PODE)0.94% Henrique Meirelles (MDB)0.81% Guilherme Boulos (PSOL)0.69% Vera (PSTU)0.09% Eymael (DC)0.06% João Goulart Filho (PPL)0.03%	+10.11 pts	Right bloc	80.35%
2014 10/26/2014	Round 2	Aécio Neves (PSDB)51.59% Dilma (PT)48.41%	+3.19 pts	Right bloc	82.45%
2014 10/05/2014	Round 1	Aécio Neves (PSDB)45.75% Dilma (PT)40.11% Marina Silva (PSB)11.75% Luciana Genro (PSOL)1.04% +7 more Pastor Everaldo (PSC)0.42% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.33% Eduardo Jorge (PV)0.24% Mauro Iasi (PCB)0.15% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.12% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.06% Eymael (PSDC)0.03%	−6.95 pts	Left bloc	83.97%
2010 10/31/2010	Round 2	Dilma (PT)59.46% José Serra (PSDB)40.54%	−18.92 pts	Left bloc	82.32%
2010 10/03/2010	Round 1	Dilma (PT)47.84% José Serra (PSDB)32.85% Marina Silva (PV)18.11% Plínio (PSOL)0.98% +4 more Zé Maria (PSTU)0.07% Eymael (PSDC)0.07% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.07% Ivan Pinheiro (PCB)0.03%	−34.05 pts	Left bloc	83.92%
2006 10/29/2006	Round 2	Lula (PT)73.00% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)27.00%	−46.00 pts	Left bloc	83.75%
2006 10/01/2006	Round 1	Lula (PT)55.91% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)38.27% Heloísa Helena (PSOL)3.18% Cristovam Buarque (PDT)2.39% +2 more Ana Maria Rangel (PRP)0.18% José Maria Eymael (PSDC)0.07%	−22.95 pts	Left bloc	85.05%
2002 10/27/2002	Round 2	Lula (PT)76.15% José Serra (PSDB)23.85%	−52.30 pts	Left bloc	82.71%
2002 10/06/2002	Round 1	Lula (PT)63.37% José Serra (PSDB)22.31% Garotinho (PSB)7.95% Ciro (PPS)5.88% +2 more Zé Maria (PSTU)0.46% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.04%	−55.38 pts	Left bloc	85.43%
1998 10/04/1998	Round 1	Fernando Henrique (PSDB)43.15% Lula (PT)43.10% Ciro Gomes (PPS)8.63% Enéas (PRONA)1.40% +8 more Eymael (PSDC)0.65% Brigadeiro Ivan Frota (PMN)0.65% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.54% Sirkis (PV)0.54% João de Deus Barbosa (PT do B)0.54% Thereza Ruiz (PTN)0.43% Sergio Bueno (PSC)0.27% Vasco Neto (PSN)0.11%	−7.98 pts	Left bloc	82.80%

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

When the municipality changed sides

2014(Round 2)·Left bloc→Right bloc
2022(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.