MG · Cataguases immediate region

Recreio: how it voted for president

In the 2026 runoff, Lula won Recreio with 61.08% of valid votes against 38.92% for Flavio Bolsonaro: a margin of 22.15 points, 18.58 points left of Brazil.

Solid left

Lean versus Brazil: −22.11pts; Weighted mean of the municipality's right − left margin minus Brazil's in the 2026, 2022, 2018 and 2014 runoffs.
Electorate (2026): 7,958; 379th 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.

Recreio−22.15 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)61.08% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)38.92%	−22.15 pts	Left bloc	76.66%
2026 10/04/2026	Round 1	Lula (PT)57.12% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)37.96% Escritor Augusto Cury (AVANTE)2.35% Renan Santos (MISSÃO)1.28% +8 more Ronaldo Caiado (PSD)0.91% Zema (NOVO)0.23% Edmilson Costa (PCB)0.04% Clariana Barao (DC)0.04% Samara (UP)0.04% Hertz Dias (PSTU)0.02% Veterinário Wilson Grassi (DEMOCRATA)0.02% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.00%	−19.13 pts	Left bloc	73.85%
2022 10/30/2022	Round 2	Lula (PT)61.54% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)38.46%	−23.07 pts	Left bloc	77.83%
2022 10/02/2022	Round 1	Lula (PT)60.79% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)34.28% Simone Tebet (MDB)2.56% Ciro Gomes (PDT)1.52% +7 more Felipe D Avila (NOVO)0.61% Soraya Thronicke (UNIÃO)0.10% Padre Kelmon (PTB)0.03% Sofia Manzano (PCB)0.03% Léo Péricles (UP)0.03% Vera (PSTU)0.02% Constituinte Eymael (DC)0.02%	−24.78 pts	Left bloc	77.22%
2018 10/28/2018	Round 2	Fernando Haddad (PT)57.18% Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)42.82%	−14.35 pts	Left bloc	74.44%
2018 10/07/2018	Round 1	Fernando Haddad (PT)40.68% Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)35.42% Ciro Gomes (PDT)15.56% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)2.96% +9 more Cabo Daciolo (PATRI)2.12% João Amoêdo (NOVO)1.56% Henrique Meirelles (MDB)0.72% Marina Silva (REDE)0.37% Guilherme Boulos (PSOL)0.29% Alvaro Dias (PODE)0.18% Vera (PSTU)0.09% Eymael (DC)0.04% João Goulart Filho (PPL)0.00%	−13.99 pts	Left bloc	76.11%
2014 10/26/2014	Round 2	Dilma (PT)68.53% Aécio Neves (PSDB)31.47%	−37.07 pts	Left bloc	77.47%
2014 10/05/2014	Round 1	Dilma (PT)60.70% Aécio Neves (PSDB)24.19% Marina Silva (PSB)13.23% Pastor Everaldo (PSC)0.77% +5 more Luciana Genro (PSOL)0.63% Eduardo Jorge (PV)0.23% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.12% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.07% Eymael (PSDC)0.05%	−49.72 pts	Left bloc	79.54%
2010 10/31/2010	Round 2	Dilma (PT)61.90% José Serra (PSDB)38.10%	−23.80 pts	Left bloc	80.15%
2010 10/03/2010	Round 1	Dilma (PT)54.95% José Serra (PSDB)34.12% Marina Silva (PV)10.28% Plínio (PSOL)0.38% +5 more Zé Maria (PSTU)0.10% Eymael (PSDC)0.09% Ivan Pinheiro (PCB)0.03% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.02% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.02%	−31.55 pts	Left bloc	82.35%
2006 10/29/2006	Round 2	Lula (PT)67.93% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)32.07%	−35.86 pts	Left bloc	85.31%
2006 10/01/2006	Round 1	Lula (PT)55.04% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)40.08% Heloísa Helena (PSOL)3.48% Cristovam Buarque (PDT)1.24% +2 more Ana Maria Rangel (PRP)0.14% Luciano Bivar (PSL)0.02%	−19.51 pts	Left bloc	86.81%
2002 10/27/2002	Round 2	Lula (PT)72.13% José Serra (PSDB)27.87%	−44.26 pts	Left bloc	75.17%
2002 10/06/2002	Round 1	Lula (PT)53.56% José Serra (PSDB)19.37% Garotinho (PSB)18.52% Ciro (PPS)8.15% +2 more Zé Maria (PSTU)0.37% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.03%	−61.25 pts	Left bloc	79.66%
1998 10/04/1998	Round 1	Lula (PT)42.45% Fernando Henrique (PSDB)34.69% Ciro Gomes (PPS)16.57% Zé Maria (PSTU)1.89% +8 more Enéas (PRONA)1.58% Brigadeiro Ivan Frota (PMN)0.57% Sirkis (PV)0.49% João de Deus Barbosa (PT do B)0.49% Eymael (PSDC)0.41% Thereza Ruiz (PTN)0.32% Sergio Bueno (PSC)0.30% Vasco Neto (PSN)0.24%	−24.94 pts	Left bloc	76.99%
1994 10/03/1994	Round 1	Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB)60.86% Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT)25.58% Eneas Ferreira Carneiro (PRONA)5.28% Orestes Quercia (PMDB)4.54% +4 more Leonel de Moura Brizola (PDT)1.94% Esperidiao Amin Helou Filho (PPR)0.98% Carlos Antonio Gomes (PRN)0.51% Hernani Goulart Fortuna (PSC)0.30%	+44.95 pts	Right bloc	80.98%

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

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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.