MG · Almenara immediate region

Palmópolis: how it voted for president

In the 2026 runoff, Lula won Palmópolis with 69.39% of valid votes against 30.61% for Flavio Bolsonaro: a margin of 38.77 points, 35.20 points left of Brazil.

Solid left

Lean versus Brazil: −39.34pts; Weighted mean of the municipality's right − left margin minus Brazil's in the 2026, 2022, 2018 and 2014 runoffs.
Electorate (2026): 6,338; 473th largest electorate in Minas Gerais
Side changes: 1; Times the leading bloc changed from one election to the next, in 9 elections since 1994.
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.

Palmópolis−38.77 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	Lula (PT)69.39% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)30.61%	−38.77 pts	Left bloc	70.84%
2026 10/04/2026	Round 1	Lula (PT)65.38% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)29.03% Escritor Augusto Cury (AVANTE)2.86% Renan Santos (MISSÃO)1.26% +8 more Ronaldo Caiado (PSD)1.23% Zema (NOVO)0.22% Edmilson Costa (PCB)0.02% Hertz Dias (PSTU)0.00% Clariana Barao (DC)0.00% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.00% Veterinário Wilson Grassi (DEMOCRATA)0.00% Samara (UP)0.00%	−36.52 pts	Left bloc	68.74%
2022 10/30/2022	Round 2	Lula (PT)74.92% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)25.08%	−49.84 pts	Left bloc	68.83%
2022 10/02/2022	Round 1	Lula (PT)71.63% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)22.19% Simone Tebet (MDB)3.27% Ciro Gomes (PDT)2.12% +7 more Felipe D Avila (NOVO)0.31% Soraya Thronicke (UNIÃO)0.18% Padre Kelmon (PTB)0.16% Sofia Manzano (PCB)0.08% Léo Péricles (UP)0.05% Vera (PSTU)0.00% Constituinte Eymael (DC)0.00%	−47.76 pts	Left bloc	66.75%
2018 10/28/2018	Round 2	Fernando Haddad (PT)67.95% Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)32.05%	−35.90 pts	Left bloc	62.91%
2018 10/07/2018	Round 1	Fernando Haddad (PT)59.09% Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)23.94% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)10.57% Ciro Gomes (PDT)4.24% +9 more Cabo Daciolo (PATRI)0.52% João Amoêdo (NOVO)0.46% Henrique Meirelles (MDB)0.40% Marina Silva (REDE)0.26% Guilherme Boulos (PSOL)0.20% Alvaro Dias (PODE)0.17% João Goulart Filho (PPL)0.09% Vera (PSTU)0.06% Eymael (DC)0.00%	−27.86 pts	Left bloc	63.19%
2014 10/26/2014	Round 2	Dilma (PT)59.71% Aécio Neves (PSDB)40.29%	−19.41 pts	Left bloc	62.31%
2014 10/05/2014	Round 1	Dilma (PT)60.49% Aécio Neves (PSDB)36.46% Marina Silva (PSB)2.17% Pastor Everaldo (PSC)0.46% +6 more Luciana Genro (PSOL)0.14% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.11% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.06% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.06% Eymael (PSDC)0.03% Eduardo Jorge (PV)0.03%	−26.00 pts	Left bloc	62.39%
2010 10/31/2010	Round 2	Dilma (PT)76.48% José Serra (PSDB)23.52%	−52.97 pts	Left bloc	60.21%
2010 10/03/2010	Round 1	Dilma (PT)70.06% José Serra (PSDB)25.02% Marina Silva (PV)3.96% Plínio (PSOL)0.42% +4 more Ivan Pinheiro (PCB)0.21% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.21% Eymael (PSDC)0.09% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.03%	−49.37 pts	Left bloc	63.46%
2006 10/29/2006	Round 2	Lula (PT)76.68% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)23.32%	−53.37 pts	Left bloc	64.19%
2006 10/01/2006	Round 1	Lula (PT)58.54% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)37.47% Cristovam Buarque (PDT)2.30% Heloísa Helena (PSOL)1.16% +3 more Ana Maria Rangel (PRP)0.32% Luciano Bivar (PSL)0.15% José Maria Eymael (PSDC)0.06%	−24.02 pts	Left bloc	67.95%
2002 10/27/2002	Round 2	Lula (PT)58.96% José Serra (PSDB)41.04%	−17.92 pts	Left bloc	53.82%
2002 10/06/2002	Round 1	Lula (PT)48.09% José Serra (PSDB)40.24% Garotinho (PSB)7.99% Ciro (PPS)3.59% +1 more Zé Maria (PSTU)0.09%	−19.52 pts	Left bloc	61.29%
1998 10/04/1998	Round 1	Fernando Henrique (PSDB)57.21% Lula (PT)27.50% Ciro Gomes (PPS)6.35% João de Deus Barbosa (PT do B)1.59% +8 more Sirkis (PV)1.50% Brigadeiro Ivan Frota (PMN)1.45% Zé Maria (PSTU)1.19% Eymael (PSDC)0.97% Enéas (PRONA)0.79% Thereza Ruiz (PTN)0.71% Sergio Bueno (PSC)0.44% Vasco Neto (PSN)0.31%	+20.85 pts	Right bloc	58.70%
1994 10/03/1994	Round 1	Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB)50.39% Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT)37.05% Orestes Quercia (PMDB)5.03% Eneas Ferreira Carneiro (PRONA)2.85% +4 more Carlos Antonio Gomes (PRN)2.13% Esperidiao Amin Helou Filho (PPR)1.04% Leonel de Moura Brizola (PDT)0.88% Hernani Goulart Fortuna (PSC)0.62%	+24.13 pts	Right bloc	62.99%

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.