MG · Montes Claros immediate region

Josenópolis: how it voted for president

In the 2026 runoff, Lula won Josenópolis with 71.04% of valid votes against 28.96% for Flavio Bolsonaro: a margin of 42.08 points, 38.51 points left of Brazil.

Solid left

Lean versus Brazil: −46.35pts; Weighted mean of the municipality's right − left margin minus Brazil's in the 2026, 2022, 2018 and 2014 runoffs.
Electorate (2026): 3,575; 745th largest electorate in Minas Gerais
Side changes: 1; Times the leading bloc changed from one election to the next, in 8 elections since 1994. Plus 1 turn(s) between round 1 and round 2 of the same year.
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.

Josenópolis−42.08 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)71.04% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)28.96%	−42.08 pts	Left bloc	67.83%
2026 10/04/2026	Round 1	Lula (PT)64.38% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)31.51% Escritor Augusto Cury (AVANTE)2.40% Renan Santos (MISSÃO)0.86% +8 more Ronaldo Caiado (PSD)0.77% Clariana Barao (DC)0.05% Zema (NOVO)0.05% Hertz Dias (PSTU)0.00% Edmilson Costa (PCB)0.00% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.00% Veterinário Wilson Grassi (DEMOCRATA)0.00% Samara (UP)0.00%	−33.54 pts	Left bloc	66.64%
2022 10/30/2022	Round 2	Lula (PT)75.33% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)24.67%	−50.65 pts	Left bloc	65.45%
2022 10/02/2022	Round 1	Lula (PT)73.51% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)22.47% Ciro Gomes (PDT)1.99% Simone Tebet (MDB)1.66% +7 more Felipe D Avila (NOVO)0.33% Padre Kelmon (PTB)0.05% Vera (PSTU)0.00% Sofia Manzano (PCB)0.00% Constituinte Eymael (DC)0.00% Soraya Thronicke (UNIÃO)0.00% Léo Péricles (UP)0.00%	−50.99 pts	Left bloc	65.28%
2018 10/28/2018	Round 2	Fernando Haddad (PT)74.27% Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)25.73%	−48.55 pts	Left bloc	55.99%
2018 10/07/2018	Round 1	Fernando Haddad (PT)70.20% Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)19.73% Ciro Gomes (PDT)5.06% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)2.89% +9 more João Amoêdo (NOVO)0.72% Henrique Meirelles (MDB)0.41% Cabo Daciolo (PATRI)0.41% Marina Silva (REDE)0.21% Alvaro Dias (PODE)0.15% João Goulart Filho (PPL)0.10% Eymael (DC)0.05% Guilherme Boulos (PSOL)0.05% Vera (PSTU)0.00%	−51.24 pts	Left bloc	57.76%
2014 10/26/2014	Round 2	Dilma (PT)74.27% Aécio Neves (PSDB)25.73%	−48.53 pts	Left bloc	61.79%
2014 10/05/2014	Round 1	Dilma (PT)73.43% Aécio Neves (PSDB)20.52% Marina Silva (PSB)4.99% Pastor Everaldo (PSC)0.73% +2 more Mauro Iasi (PCB)0.23% Eduardo Jorge (PV)0.09%	−57.49 pts	Left bloc	65.18%
2010 10/31/2010	Round 2	Dilma (PT)87.12% José Serra (PSDB)12.88%	−74.23 pts	Left bloc	65.13%
2010 10/03/2010	Round 1	Dilma (PT)83.12% José Serra (PSDB)10.87% Marina Silva (PV)5.78% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.09% +3 more Zé Maria (PSTU)0.05% Eymael (PSDC)0.05% Plínio (PSOL)0.05%	−78.17 pts	Left bloc	67.56%
2006 10/29/2006	Round 2	Lula (PT)87.32% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)12.68%	−74.63 pts	Left bloc	68.74%
2006 10/01/2006	Round 1	Lula (PT)78.72% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)18.36% Cristovam Buarque (PDT)1.88% Heloísa Helena (PSOL)0.59% +3 more Luciano Bivar (PSL)0.25% Ana Maria Rangel (PRP)0.15% José Maria Eymael (PSDC)0.05%	−62.39 pts	Left bloc	69.95%
2002 10/27/2002	Round 2	Lula (PT)60.94% José Serra (PSDB)39.06%	−21.88 pts	Left bloc	65.37%
2002 10/06/2002	Round 1	José Serra (PSDB)51.09% Lula (PT)41.41% Garotinho (PSB)6.47% Ciro (PPS)1.03%	+2.18 pts	Right bloc	66.73%
1998 10/04/1998	Round 1	Fernando Henrique (PSDB)78.48% Lula (PT)8.41% Ciro Gomes (PPS)3.90% Zé Maria (PSTU)1.86% +8 more Brigadeiro Ivan Frota (PMN)1.68% Sirkis (PV)1.33% Enéas (PRONA)1.24% João de Deus Barbosa (PT do B)1.24% Eymael (PSDC)1.06% Thereza Ruiz (PTN)0.27% Sergio Bueno (PSC)0.27% Vasco Neto (PSN)0.27%	+63.15 pts	Right bloc	65.12%

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
2002(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.