MG · Conselheiro Lafaiete immediate region

Congonhas: how it voted for president

In the 2026 runoff, Lula won Congonhas with 53.41% of valid votes against 46.59% for Flavio Bolsonaro: a margin of 6.81 points, 3.24 points left of Brazil.

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Lean versus Brazil: −2.23pts; Weighted mean of the municipality's right − left margin minus Brazil's in the 2026, 2022, 2018 and 2014 runoffs.
Electorate (2026): 43,890; 63th largest electorate in Minas Gerais
Side changes: 3; 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?: Yes; Voted for the national winner in every runoff from 2002 to 2026.

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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.

Congonhas−6.81 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)53.41% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)46.59%	−6.81 pts	Left bloc	82.03%
2026 10/04/2026	Round 1	Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)45.18% Lula (PT)43.89% Escritor Augusto Cury (AVANTE)5.15% Renan Santos (MISSÃO)2.53% +8 more Ronaldo Caiado (PSD)2.30% Zema (NOVO)0.64% Samara (UP)0.12% Hertz Dias (PSTU)0.10% Clariana Barao (DC)0.05% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.02% Edmilson Costa (PCB)0.01% Veterinário Wilson Grassi (DEMOCRATA)0.01%	+1.41 pts	Right bloc	78.99%
2022 10/30/2022	Round 2	Lula (PT)54.18% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)45.82%	−8.36 pts	Left bloc	83.92%
2022 10/02/2022	Round 1	Lula (PT)50.05% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)39.61% Simone Tebet (MDB)5.91% Ciro Gomes (PDT)3.00% +7 more Felipe D Avila (NOVO)0.74% Soraya Thronicke (UNIÃO)0.43% Vera (PSTU)0.09% Padre Kelmon (PTB)0.08% Léo Péricles (UP)0.04% Constituinte Eymael (DC)0.02% Sofia Manzano (PCB)0.02%	−6.40 pts	Left bloc	83.33%
2018 10/28/2018	Round 2	Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)58.87% Fernando Haddad (PT)41.13%	+17.74 pts	Right bloc	83.41%
2018 10/07/2018	Round 1	Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)48.32% Fernando Haddad (PT)22.03% Ciro Gomes (PDT)14.61% João Amoêdo (NOVO)4.92% +9 more Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)4.42% Cabo Daciolo (PATRI)1.57% Marina Silva (REDE)1.28% Henrique Meirelles (MDB)1.11% Guilherme Boulos (PSOL)0.70% Alvaro Dias (PODE)0.58% Vera (PSTU)0.31% Eymael (DC)0.10% João Goulart Filho (PPL)0.04%	+22.05 pts	Right bloc	84.52%
2014 10/26/2014	Round 2	Dilma (PT)53.97% Aécio Neves (PSDB)46.03%	−7.94 pts	Left bloc	85.97%
2014 10/05/2014	Round 1	Dilma (PT)39.54% Aécio Neves (PSDB)35.81% Marina Silva (PSB)20.95% Luciana Genro (PSOL)1.46% +7 more Pastor Everaldo (PSC)0.81% Eduardo Jorge (PV)0.62% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.34% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.30% Eymael (PSDC)0.09% Mauro Iasi (PCB)0.06% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.02%	−25.98 pts	Left bloc	87.03%
2010 10/31/2010	Round 2	Dilma (PT)56.77% José Serra (PSDB)43.23%	−13.55 pts	Left bloc	86.17%
2010 10/03/2010	Round 1	Dilma (PT)38.81% Marina Silva (PV)31.48% José Serra (PSDB)28.28% Plínio (PSOL)0.97% +5 more Zé Maria (PSTU)0.17% Eymael (PSDC)0.15% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.09% Ivan Pinheiro (PCB)0.03% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.02%	−42.95 pts	Left bloc	88.15%
2006 10/29/2006	Round 2	Lula (PT)75.69% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)24.31%	−51.38 pts	Left bloc	87.76%
2006 10/01/2006	Round 1	Lula (PT)55.89% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)33.97% Heloísa Helena (PSOL)7.03% Cristovam Buarque (PDT)2.90% +3 more Ana Maria Rangel (PRP)0.13% Luciano Bivar (PSL)0.06% José Maria Eymael (PSDC)0.04%	−31.62 pts	Left bloc	89.10%
2002 10/27/2002	Round 2	Lula (PT)85.54% José Serra (PSDB)14.46%	−71.09 pts	Left bloc	88.52%
2002 10/06/2002	Round 1	Lula (PT)73.26% José Serra (PSDB)10.02% Garotinho (PSB)9.16% Ciro (PPS)7.05% +2 more Zé Maria (PSTU)0.40% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.11%	−79.97 pts	Left bloc	89.78%
1998 10/04/1998	Round 1	Lula (PT)49.42% Fernando Henrique (PSDB)24.98% Ciro Gomes (PPS)17.34% Enéas (PRONA)5.16% +8 more Thereza Ruiz (PTN)0.57% João de Deus Barbosa (PT do B)0.51% Eymael (PSDC)0.49% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.41% Sirkis (PV)0.38% Brigadeiro Ivan Frota (PMN)0.31% Vasco Neto (PSN)0.22% Sergio Bueno (PSC)0.21%	−36.74 pts	Left bloc	89.50%
1994 10/03/1994	Round 1	Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB)52.56% Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT)31.13% Eneas Ferreira Carneiro (PRONA)11.02% Orestes Quercia (PMDB)2.32% +4 more Esperidiao Amin Helou Filho (PPR)1.10% Leonel de Moura Brizola (PDT)0.86% Carlos Antonio Gomes (PRN)0.50% Hernani Goulart Fortuna (PSC)0.49%	+36.01 pts	Right bloc	90.73%

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
2018(Round 2)·Left bloc→Right bloc
2022(Round 2)·Right bloc→Left bloc
2026(between rounds)·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.