MG · João Monlevade immediate region

João Monlevade: how it voted for president

In the 2026 runoff, Lula won João Monlevade with 52.04% of valid votes against 47.96% for Flavio Bolsonaro: a margin of 4.09 points, 0.52 points left of Brazil.

Toss-upSwing

Lean versus Brazil: +2.47pts; Weighted mean of the municipality's right − left margin minus Brazil's in the 2026, 2022, 2018 and 2014 runoffs.
Electorate (2026): 61,241; 46th 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 3 turn(s) between round 1 and round 2 of the same year.
Bellwether?: No; Has voted for the national winner since 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.

João Monlevade−4.09 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)52.04% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)47.96%	−4.09 pts	Left bloc	79.31%
2026 10/04/2026	Round 1	Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)48.10% Lula (PT)43.00% Escritor Augusto Cury (AVANTE)3.51% Renan Santos (MISSÃO)2.21% +8 more Ronaldo Caiado (PSD)1.88% Zema (NOVO)1.05% Samara (UP)0.13% Hertz Dias (PSTU)0.04% Clariana Barao (DC)0.03% Edmilson Costa (PCB)0.02% Veterinário Wilson Grassi (DEMOCRATA)0.01% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.01%	+6.56 pts	Right bloc	76.62%
2022 10/30/2022	Round 2	Jair Bolsonaro (PL)50.44% Lula (PT)49.56%	+0.87 pts	Right bloc	79.98%
2022 10/02/2022	Round 1	Lula (PT)47.72% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)43.08% Simone Tebet (MDB)4.65% Ciro Gomes (PDT)3.08% +7 more Felipe D Avila (NOVO)0.83% Soraya Thronicke (UNIÃO)0.41% Padre Kelmon (PTB)0.07% Léo Péricles (UP)0.06% Vera (PSTU)0.04% Sofia Manzano (PCB)0.04% Constituinte Eymael (DC)0.02%	−1.87 pts	Left bloc	79.01%
2018 10/28/2018	Round 2	Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)60.27% Fernando Haddad (PT)39.73%	+20.55 pts	Right bloc	76.89%
2018 10/07/2018	Round 1	Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)48.29% Fernando Haddad (PT)21.83% Ciro Gomes (PDT)14.36% João Amoêdo (NOVO)5.54% +9 more Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)5.34% Marina Silva (REDE)1.40% Cabo Daciolo (PATRI)1.17% Henrique Meirelles (MDB)0.92% Guilherme Boulos (PSOL)0.55% Alvaro Dias (PODE)0.42% Vera (PSTU)0.08% Eymael (DC)0.05% João Goulart Filho (PPL)0.04%	+23.47 pts	Right bloc	78.27%
2014 10/26/2014	Round 2	Dilma (PT)52.56% Aécio Neves (PSDB)47.44%	−5.13 pts	Left bloc	79.02%
2014 10/05/2014	Round 1	Aécio Neves (PSDB)40.37% Dilma (PT)39.64% Marina Silva (PSB)16.36% Luciana Genro (PSOL)1.59% +7 more Pastor Everaldo (PSC)0.78% Eduardo Jorge (PV)0.69% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.36% Eymael (PSDC)0.07% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.07% Mauro Iasi (PCB)0.05% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.03%	−16.85 pts	Left bloc	80.25%
2010 10/31/2010	Round 2	Dilma (PT)54.69% José Serra (PSDB)45.31%	−9.38 pts	Left bloc	80.07%
2010 10/03/2010	Round 1	Dilma (PT)41.59% José Serra (PSDB)35.09% Marina Silva (PV)21.91% Plínio (PSOL)0.95% +5 more Eymael (PSDC)0.20% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.11% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.08% Ivan Pinheiro (PCB)0.05% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.03%	−29.24 pts	Left bloc	81.53%
2006 10/29/2006	Round 2	Lula (PT)71.22% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)28.78%	−42.45 pts	Left bloc	80.58%
2006 10/01/2006	Round 1	Lula (PT)55.57% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)36.26% Heloísa Helena (PSOL)5.61% Cristovam Buarque (PDT)2.33% +3 more Ana Maria Rangel (PRP)0.12% Luciano Bivar (PSL)0.06% José Maria Eymael (PSDC)0.05%	−27.03 pts	Left bloc	82.66%
2002 10/27/2002	Round 2	Lula (PT)79.19% José Serra (PSDB)20.81%	−58.38 pts	Left bloc	83.07%
2002 10/06/2002	Round 1	Lula (PT)66.10% Garotinho (PSB)12.90% José Serra (PSDB)12.68% Ciro (PPS)7.69% +2 more Zé Maria (PSTU)0.55% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.08%	−74.65 pts	Left bloc	85.31%
1998 10/04/1998	Round 1	Fernando Henrique (PSDB)45.33% Lula (PT)39.85% Ciro Gomes (PPS)10.66% Enéas (PRONA)3.30% +8 more Thereza Ruiz (PTN)0.23% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.17% Sirkis (PV)0.12% Brigadeiro Ivan Frota (PMN)0.11% João de Deus Barbosa (PT do B)0.08% Sergio Bueno (PSC)0.05% Eymael (PSDC)0.05% Vasco Neto (PSN)0.04%	−1.98 pts	Left bloc	83.66%
1994 10/03/1994	Round 1	Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT)44.79% Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB)40.27% Eneas Ferreira Carneiro (PRONA)9.99% Orestes Quercia (PMDB)2.51% +4 more Esperidiao Amin Helou Filho (PPR)0.94% Leonel de Moura Brizola (PDT)0.69% Carlos Antonio Gomes (PRN)0.47% Hernani Goulart Fortuna (PSC)0.35%	+9.05 pts	Right bloc	87.90%

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