MG · Ubá immediate region

Rio Pomba: how it voted for president

In the 2026 runoff, Lula won Rio Pomba with 57.82% of valid votes against 42.18% for Flavio Bolsonaro: a margin of 15.64 points, 12.07 points left of Brazil.

Likely left

Lean versus Brazil: −12.66pts; Weighted mean of the municipality's right − left margin minus Brazil's in the 2026, 2022, 2018 and 2014 runoffs.
Electorate (2026): 13,405; 222th largest electorate in Minas Gerais
Side changes: 1; Times the leading bloc changed from one election to the next, in 9 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.

Rio Pomba−15.64 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)57.82% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)42.18%	−15.64 pts	Left bloc	84.03%
2026 10/04/2026	Round 1	Lula (PT)51.17% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)41.80% Escritor Augusto Cury (AVANTE)3.06% Renan Santos (MISSÃO)1.90% +8 more Ronaldo Caiado (PSD)1.49% Zema (NOVO)0.45% Clariana Barao (DC)0.04% Hertz Dias (PSTU)0.03% Samara (UP)0.03% Edmilson Costa (PCB)0.02% Veterinário Wilson Grassi (DEMOCRATA)0.01% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.00%	−8.62 pts	Left bloc	80.03%
2022 10/30/2022	Round 2	Lula (PT)58.33% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)41.67%	−16.65 pts	Left bloc	81.30%
2022 10/02/2022	Round 1	Lula (PT)55.86% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)37.37% Simone Tebet (MDB)3.19% Ciro Gomes (PDT)2.39% +7 more Felipe D Avila (NOVO)0.70% Soraya Thronicke (UNIÃO)0.38% Padre Kelmon (PTB)0.04% Léo Péricles (UP)0.03% Sofia Manzano (PCB)0.02% Constituinte Eymael (DC)0.02% Vera (PSTU)0.00%	−16.60 pts	Left bloc	79.38%
2018 10/28/2018	Round 2	Fernando Haddad (PT)51.67% Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)48.33%	−3.33 pts	Left bloc	76.81%
2018 10/07/2018	Round 1	Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)42.66% Fernando Haddad (PT)30.16% Ciro Gomes (PDT)16.06% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)4.56% +9 more João Amoêdo (NOVO)3.19% Marina Silva (REDE)0.80% Henrique Meirelles (MDB)0.76% Cabo Daciolo (PATRI)0.65% Alvaro Dias (PODE)0.50% Guilherme Boulos (PSOL)0.49% João Goulart Filho (PPL)0.07% Vera (PSTU)0.06% Eymael (DC)0.03%	+4.70 pts	Right bloc	76.94%
2014 10/26/2014	Round 2	Dilma (PT)54.94% Aécio Neves (PSDB)45.06%	−9.88 pts	Left bloc	78.02%
2014 10/05/2014	Round 1	Dilma (PT)43.71% Aécio Neves (PSDB)31.91% Marina Silva (PSB)21.74% Luciana Genro (PSOL)1.19% +7 more Pastor Everaldo (PSC)0.45% Eduardo Jorge (PV)0.38% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.34% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.14% Eymael (PSDC)0.07% Mauro Iasi (PCB)0.06% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.01%	−34.45 pts	Left bloc	79.24%
2010 10/31/2010	Round 2	Dilma (PT)54.73% José Serra (PSDB)45.27%	−9.46 pts	Left bloc	79.26%
2010 10/03/2010	Round 1	Dilma (PT)45.57% José Serra (PSDB)35.24% Marina Silva (PV)17.66% Plínio (PSOL)1.15% +5 more Eymael (PSDC)0.14% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.13% Ivan Pinheiro (PCB)0.05% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.03% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.02%	−29.19 pts	Left bloc	80.87%
2006 10/29/2006	Round 2	Lula (PT)64.00% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)36.00%	−28.00 pts	Left bloc	79.79%
2006 10/01/2006	Round 1	Lula (PT)52.32% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)37.52% Heloísa Helena (PSOL)6.96% Cristovam Buarque (PDT)2.90% +3 more Ana Maria Rangel (PRP)0.21% Luciano Bivar (PSL)0.06% José Maria Eymael (PSDC)0.03%	−24.36 pts	Left bloc	81.71%
2002 10/27/2002	Round 2	Lula (PT)68.92% José Serra (PSDB)31.08%	−37.84 pts	Left bloc	81.89%
2002 10/06/2002	Round 1	Lula (PT)60.47% José Serra (PSDB)16.98% Garotinho (PSB)11.41% Ciro (PPS)10.37% +2 more Zé Maria (PSTU)0.68% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.09%	−66.03 pts	Left bloc	83.76%
1998 10/04/1998	Round 1	Fernando Henrique (PSDB)43.57% Lula (PT)33.43% Ciro Gomes (PPS)17.55% Enéas (PRONA)2.18% +8 more Brigadeiro Ivan Frota (PMN)0.57% Eymael (PSDC)0.54% João de Deus Barbosa (PT do B)0.47% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.46% Sirkis (PV)0.45% Thereza Ruiz (PTN)0.34% Sergio Bueno (PSC)0.25% Vasco Neto (PSN)0.19%	−5.88 pts	Left bloc	81.27%
1994 10/03/1994	Round 1	Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB)59.21% Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT)27.25% Eneas Ferreira Carneiro (PRONA)7.10% Orestes Quercia (PMDB)3.06% +4 more Esperidiao Amin Helou Filho (PPR)1.33% Leonel de Moura Brizola (PDT)1.13% Carlos Antonio Gomes (PRN)0.55% Hernani Goulart Fortuna (PSC)0.36%	+43.23 pts	Right bloc	83.31%

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(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.