MG · Juiz de Fora immediate region

Juiz de Fora: how it voted for president

In the 2026 runoff, Lula won Juiz de Fora with 57.66% of valid votes against 42.34% for Flavio Bolsonaro: a margin of 15.31 points, 11.74 points left of Brazil.

Likely leftSwingBellwether

Lean versus Brazil: −11.25pts; Weighted mean of the municipality's right − left margin minus Brazil's in the 2026, 2022, 2018 and 2014 runoffs.
Electorate (2026): 395,394; 4th largest electorate in Minas Gerais
Side changes: 3; Times the leading bloc changed from one election to the next, in 9 elections since 1994.
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.

Juiz de Fora−15.31 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)57.66% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)42.34%	−15.31 pts	Left bloc	84.19%
2026 10/04/2026	Round 1	Lula (PT)49.58% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)41.53% Escritor Augusto Cury (AVANTE)3.44% Renan Santos (MISSÃO)2.57% +8 more Ronaldo Caiado (PSD)1.73% Zema (NOVO)0.83% Samara (UP)0.14% Hertz Dias (PSTU)0.07% Clariana Barao (DC)0.03% Edmilson Costa (PCB)0.03% Veterinário Wilson Grassi (DEMOCRATA)0.03% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.02%	−6.57 pts	Left bloc	81.55%
2022 10/30/2022	Round 2	Lula (PT)56.09% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)43.91%	−12.18 pts	Left bloc	80.66%
2022 10/02/2022	Round 1	Lula (PT)52.62% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)38.41% Simone Tebet (MDB)4.24% Ciro Gomes (PDT)3.26% +7 more Felipe D Avila (NOVO)0.88% Soraya Thronicke (UNIÃO)0.33% Padre Kelmon (PTB)0.10% Léo Péricles (UP)0.07% Sofia Manzano (PCB)0.05% Vera (PSTU)0.04% Constituinte Eymael (DC)0.01%	−12.07 pts	Left bloc	79.48%
2018 10/28/2018	Round 2	Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)52.36% Fernando Haddad (PT)47.64%	+4.72 pts	Right bloc	79.15%
2018 10/07/2018	Round 1	Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)45.48% Fernando Haddad (PT)23.32% Ciro Gomes (PDT)20.22% João Amoêdo (NOVO)3.30% +9 more Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)2.39% Cabo Daciolo (PATRI)1.70% Marina Silva (REDE)1.05% Henrique Meirelles (MDB)1.01% Guilherme Boulos (PSOL)0.90% Alvaro Dias (PODE)0.45% Vera (PSTU)0.11% Eymael (DC)0.04% João Goulart Filho (PPL)0.03%	+8.74 pts	Right bloc	79.66%
2014 10/26/2014	Round 2	Dilma (PT)63.29% Aécio Neves (PSDB)36.71%	−26.58 pts	Left bloc	80.77%
2014 10/05/2014	Round 1	Dilma (PT)44.42% Aécio Neves (PSDB)27.73% Marina Silva (PSB)22.27% Luciana Genro (PSOL)2.73% +7 more Pastor Everaldo (PSC)1.05% Eduardo Jorge (PV)0.99% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.37% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.25% Mauro Iasi (PCB)0.09% Eymael (PSDC)0.08% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.02%	−41.52 pts	Left bloc	81.36%
2010 10/31/2010	Round 2	Dilma (PT)68.84% José Serra (PSDB)31.16%	−37.68 pts	Left bloc	81.27%
2010 10/03/2010	Round 1	Dilma (PT)48.94% Marina Silva (PV)30.61% José Serra (PSDB)18.85% Plínio (PSOL)1.16% +5 more Zé Maria (PSTU)0.17% Eymael (PSDC)0.13% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.07% Ivan Pinheiro (PCB)0.05% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.01%	−61.91 pts	Left bloc	83.77%
2006 10/29/2006	Round 2	Lula (PT)72.94% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)27.06%	−45.89 pts	Left bloc	85.00%
2006 10/01/2006	Round 1	Lula (PT)55.69% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)27.74% Heloísa Helena (PSOL)11.49% Cristovam Buarque (PDT)4.74% +3 more Ana Maria Rangel (PRP)0.20% Luciano Bivar (PSL)0.08% José Maria Eymael (PSDC)0.06%	−43.85 pts	Left bloc	86.05%
2002 10/27/2002	Round 2	Lula (PT)83.36% José Serra (PSDB)16.64%	−66.72 pts	Left bloc	86.98%
2002 10/06/2002	Round 1	Lula (PT)63.89% Garotinho (PSB)16.62% Ciro (PPS)9.62% José Serra (PSDB)8.98% +2 more Zé Maria (PSTU)0.81% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.08%	−82.03 pts	Left bloc	88.27%
1998 10/04/1998	Round 1	Lula (PT)43.81% Fernando Henrique (PSDB)26.49% Ciro Gomes (PPS)25.82% Enéas (PRONA)2.52% +8 more Brigadeiro Ivan Frota (PMN)0.37% Thereza Ruiz (PTN)0.33% Sirkis (PV)0.23% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.12% Eymael (PSDC)0.09% João de Deus Barbosa (PT do B)0.09% Vasco Neto (PSN)0.07% Sergio Bueno (PSC)0.06%	−40.88 pts	Left bloc	85.88%
1994 10/03/1994	Round 1	Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB)56.57% Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT)26.71% Eneas Ferreira Carneiro (PRONA)9.48% Orestes Quercia (PMDB)2.95% +4 more Leonel de Moura Brizola (PDT)1.81% Esperidiao Amin Helou Filho (PPR)1.64% Hernani Goulart Fortuna (PSC)0.44% Carlos Antonio Gomes (PRN)0.40%	+42.95 pts	Right bloc	89.10%

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

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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.