MG · Mantena immediate region

Nova Belém: how it voted for president

In the 2026 runoff, Lula won Nova Belém with 53.51% of valid votes against 46.49% for Flavio Bolsonaro: a margin of 7.03 points, 3.46 points left of Brazil.

Likely left

Lean versus Brazil: −8.96pts; Weighted mean of the municipality's right − left margin minus Brazil's in the 2026, 2022, 2018 and 2014 runoffs.
Electorate (2026): 3,553; 748th largest electorate in Minas Gerais
Side changes: 1; Times the leading bloc changed from one election to the next, in 8 elections since 1994.
Bellwether?: No; Has voted for the national winner since 2022.

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2026 runoff, colored by margin: pale in tight races, deep in landslides. Click a municipality to open its page.

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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.

Nova Belém−7.03 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)53.51% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)46.49%	−7.03 pts	Left bloc	78.86%
2026 10/04/2026	Round 1	Lula (PT)49.16% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)46.07% Escritor Augusto Cury (AVANTE)1.95% Ronaldo Caiado (PSD)1.60% +8 more Renan Santos (MISSÃO)0.78% Zema (NOVO)0.35% Clariana Barao (DC)0.04% Samara (UP)0.04% Hertz Dias (PSTU)0.00% Edmilson Costa (PCB)0.00% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.00% Veterinário Wilson Grassi (DEMOCRATA)0.00%	−2.31 pts	Left bloc	75.37%
2022 10/30/2022	Round 2	Lula (PT)55.65% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)44.35%	−11.29 pts	Left bloc	73.57%
2022 10/02/2022	Round 1	Lula (PT)54.40% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)40.67% Simone Tebet (MDB)2.42% Ciro Gomes (PDT)1.13% +7 more Felipe D Avila (NOVO)1.09% Soraya Thronicke (UNIÃO)0.20% Padre Kelmon (PTB)0.08% Vera (PSTU)0.00% Sofia Manzano (PCB)0.00% Constituinte Eymael (DC)0.00% Léo Péricles (UP)0.00%	−11.07 pts	Left bloc	71.29%
2018 10/28/2018	Round 2	Fernando Haddad (PT)52.77% Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)47.23%	−5.54 pts	Left bloc	72.86%
2018 10/07/2018	Round 1	Fernando Haddad (PT)49.45% Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)36.71% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)5.72% Ciro Gomes (PDT)3.51% +9 more João Amoêdo (NOVO)2.33% Henrique Meirelles (MDB)1.31% Alvaro Dias (PODE)0.33% Marina Silva (REDE)0.29% Cabo Daciolo (PATRI)0.16% Guilherme Boulos (PSOL)0.08% João Goulart Filho (PPL)0.08% Vera (PSTU)0.04% Eymael (DC)0.00%	−6.90 pts	Left bloc	77.37%
2014 10/26/2014	Round 2	Dilma (PT)59.50% Aécio Neves (PSDB)40.50%	−18.99 pts	Left bloc	73.16%
2014 10/05/2014	Round 1	Dilma (PT)58.30% Aécio Neves (PSDB)33.75% Marina Silva (PSB)6.54% Pastor Everaldo (PSC)0.74% +5 more Eduardo Jorge (PV)0.35% Luciana Genro (PSOL)0.16% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.08% Mauro Iasi (PCB)0.04% Eymael (PSDC)0.04%	−30.78 pts	Left bloc	74.10%
2010 10/31/2010	Round 2	Dilma (PT)66.06% José Serra (PSDB)33.94%	−32.11 pts	Left bloc	70.28%
2010 10/03/2010	Round 1	Dilma (PT)57.90% José Serra (PSDB)31.83% Marina Silva (PV)9.48% Plínio (PSOL)0.31% +4 more Ivan Pinheiro (PCB)0.13% Eymael (PSDC)0.13% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.13% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.09%	−35.81 pts	Left bloc	75.52%
2006 10/29/2006	Round 2	Lula (PT)70.99% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)29.01%	−41.98 pts	Left bloc	63.33%
2006 10/01/2006	Round 1	Lula (PT)60.11% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)36.09% Cristovam Buarque (PDT)1.83% Heloísa Helena (PSOL)1.73% +3 more José Maria Eymael (PSDC)0.10% Ana Maria Rangel (PRP)0.10% Luciano Bivar (PSL)0.05%	−27.33 pts	Left bloc	66.96%
2002 10/27/2002	Round 2	Lula (PT)50.98% José Serra (PSDB)49.02%	−1.96 pts	Left bloc	66.18%
2002 10/06/2002	Round 1	Lula (PT)34.68% Garotinho (PSB)31.07% José Serra (PSDB)29.35% Ciro (PPS)4.52% +2 more Zé Maria (PSTU)0.32% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.05%	−41.30 pts	Left bloc	71.62%
1998 10/04/1998	Round 1	Fernando Henrique (PSDB)83.21% Lula (PT)8.54% Ciro Gomes (PPS)3.57% Zé Maria (PSTU)1.11% +7 more Brigadeiro Ivan Frota (PMN)0.94% Eymael (PSDC)0.70% Sirkis (PV)0.53% Enéas (PRONA)0.53% João de Deus Barbosa (PT do B)0.41% Thereza Ruiz (PTN)0.23% Vasco Neto (PSN)0.23%	+69.81 pts	Right bloc	72.16%

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

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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.