MG · Belo Horizonte immediate region

Contagem: how it voted for president

In the 2026 runoff, Flavio Bolsonaro won Contagem with 52.88% of valid votes against 47.12% for Lula: a margin of 5.77 points, 9.34 points right of Brazil.

Likely right

Lean versus Brazil: +12.54pts; Weighted mean of the municipality's right − left margin minus Brazil's in the 2026, 2022, 2018 and 2014 runoffs.
Electorate (2026): 463,469; 3th largest electorate in Minas Gerais
Side changes: 2; Times the leading bloc changed from one election to the next, in 9 elections since 1994.
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.

Contagem+5.77 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)52.88% Lula (PT)47.12%	+5.77 pts	Right bloc	82.92%
2026 10/04/2026	Round 1	Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)50.28% Lula (PT)39.29% Escritor Augusto Cury (AVANTE)4.13% Renan Santos (MISSÃO)2.78% +8 more Ronaldo Caiado (PSD)2.17% Zema (NOVO)1.06% Samara (UP)0.14% Hertz Dias (PSTU)0.06% Clariana Barao (DC)0.04% Edmilson Costa (PCB)0.02% Veterinário Wilson Grassi (DEMOCRATA)0.02% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.01%	+12.69 pts	Right bloc	81.01%
2022 10/30/2022	Round 2	Jair Bolsonaro (PL)55.49% Lula (PT)44.51%	+10.97 pts	Right bloc	84.76%
2022 10/02/2022	Round 1	Jair Bolsonaro (PL)47.76% Lula (PT)42.15% Simone Tebet (MDB)5.02% Ciro Gomes (PDT)3.46% +7 more Felipe D Avila (NOVO)0.85% Soraya Thronicke (UNIÃO)0.52% Léo Péricles (UP)0.07% Padre Kelmon (PTB)0.06% Sofia Manzano (PCB)0.05% Vera (PSTU)0.04% Constituinte Eymael (DC)0.02%	+8.45 pts	Right bloc	83.85%
2018 10/28/2018	Round 2	Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)65.75% Fernando Haddad (PT)34.25%	+31.50 pts	Right bloc	88.58%
2018 10/07/2018	Round 1	Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)55.10% Fernando Haddad (PT)16.82% Ciro Gomes (PDT)15.34% João Amoêdo (NOVO)4.00% +9 more Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)2.70% Cabo Daciolo (PATRI)1.68% Marina Silva (REDE)1.57% Henrique Meirelles (MDB)1.51% Guilherme Boulos (PSOL)0.67% Alvaro Dias (PODE)0.46% Vera (PSTU)0.09% Eymael (DC)0.04% João Goulart Filho (PPL)0.03%	+30.98 pts	Right bloc	88.97%
2014 10/26/2014	Round 2	Aécio Neves (PSDB)51.98% Dilma (PT)48.02%	+3.96 pts	Right bloc	81.65%
2014 10/05/2014	Round 1	Aécio Neves (PSDB)39.88% Dilma (PT)36.04% Marina Silva (PSB)20.00% Luciana Genro (PSOL)1.83% +7 more Pastor Everaldo (PSC)1.05% Eduardo Jorge (PV)0.53% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.37% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.14% Eymael (PSDC)0.07% Mauro Iasi (PCB)0.05% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.02%	−17.26 pts	Left bloc	83.79%
2010 10/31/2010	Round 2	Dilma (PT)63.84% José Serra (PSDB)36.16%	−27.68 pts	Left bloc	82.18%
2010 10/03/2010	Round 1	Dilma (PT)44.15% Marina Silva (PV)34.75% José Serra (PSDB)19.74% Plínio (PSOL)0.93% +5 more Zé Maria (PSTU)0.16% Eymael (PSDC)0.15% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.06% Ivan Pinheiro (PCB)0.04% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.03%	−60.10 pts	Left bloc	86.14%
2006 10/29/2006	Round 2	Lula (PT)76.26% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)23.74%	−52.53 pts	Left bloc	84.54%
2006 10/01/2006	Round 1	Lula (PT)59.25% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)29.22% Heloísa Helena (PSOL)8.22% Cristovam Buarque (PDT)2.92% +3 more José Maria Eymael (PSDC)0.16% Ana Maria Rangel (PRP)0.15% Luciano Bivar (PSL)0.07%	−40.78 pts	Left bloc	86.21%
2002 10/27/2002	Round 2	Lula (PT)82.04% José Serra (PSDB)17.96%	−64.07 pts	Left bloc	85.75%
2002 10/06/2002	Round 1	Lula (PT)62.49% Garotinho (PSB)22.45% José Serra (PSDB)9.12% Ciro (PPS)5.39% +2 more Zé Maria (PSTU)0.45% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.09%	−81.76 pts	Left bloc	87.68%
1998 10/04/1998	Round 1	Fernando Henrique (PSDB)44.95% Lula (PT)40.95% Ciro Gomes (PPS)10.17% Enéas (PRONA)2.59% +8 more Thereza Ruiz (PTN)0.32% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.24% Brigadeiro Ivan Frota (PMN)0.20% Sirkis (PV)0.16% Eymael (PSDC)0.11% João de Deus Barbosa (PT do B)0.11% Vasco Neto (PSN)0.11% Sergio Bueno (PSC)0.09%	−3.66 pts	Left bloc	84.48%
1994 10/03/1994	Round 1	Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB)53.60% Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT)29.02% Eneas Ferreira Carneiro (PRONA)11.05% Orestes Quercia (PMDB)3.46% +4 more Esperidiao Amin Helou Filho (PPR)1.08% Leonel de Moura Brizola (PDT)0.91% Carlos Antonio Gomes (PRN)0.47% Hernani Goulart Fortuna (PSC)0.41%	+40.13 pts	Right bloc	88.35%

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
2014(Round 2)·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.