MG · Juiz de Fora immediate region

Rio Preto: how it voted for president

In the 2026 runoff, Lula won Rio Preto with 61.53% of valid votes against 38.47% for Flavio Bolsonaro: a margin of 23.06 points, 19.49 points left of Brazil.

Solid left

Lean versus Brazil: −24.72pts; Weighted mean of the municipality's right − left margin minus Brazil's in the 2026, 2022, 2018 and 2014 runoffs.
Electorate (2026): 5,409; 554th 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.

Rio Preto−23.06 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)61.53% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)38.47%	−23.06 pts	Left bloc	79.53%
2026 10/04/2026	Round 1	Lula (PT)55.33% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)38.08% Escritor Augusto Cury (AVANTE)2.89% Renan Santos (MISSÃO)1.60% +8 more Ronaldo Caiado (PSD)1.60% Zema (NOVO)0.39% Samara (UP)0.07% Veterinário Wilson Grassi (DEMOCRATA)0.02% Hertz Dias (PSTU)0.00% Edmilson Costa (PCB)0.00% Clariana Barao (DC)0.00% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.00%	−16.58 pts	Left bloc	77.57%
2022 10/30/2022	Round 2	Lula (PT)64.74% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)35.26%	−29.48 pts	Left bloc	79.68%
2022 10/02/2022	Round 1	Lula (PT)63.03% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)30.52% Simone Tebet (MDB)3.47% Ciro Gomes (PDT)2.27% +7 more Felipe D Avila (NOVO)0.37% Soraya Thronicke (UNIÃO)0.20% Padre Kelmon (PTB)0.10% Sofia Manzano (PCB)0.02% Léo Péricles (UP)0.02% Vera (PSTU)0.00% Constituinte Eymael (DC)0.00%	−30.69 pts	Left bloc	78.49%
2018 10/28/2018	Round 2	Fernando Haddad (PT)60.98% Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)39.02%	−21.96 pts	Left bloc	76.10%
2018 10/07/2018	Round 1	Fernando Haddad (PT)44.30% Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)32.12% Ciro Gomes (PDT)14.85% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)4.21% +9 more João Amoêdo (NOVO)1.81% Henrique Meirelles (MDB)0.75% Cabo Daciolo (PATRI)0.53% Guilherme Boulos (PSOL)0.51% Alvaro Dias (PODE)0.45% Marina Silva (REDE)0.43% Vera (PSTU)0.05% Eymael (DC)0.00% João Goulart Filho (PPL)0.00%	−20.26 pts	Left bloc	76.65%
2014 10/26/2014	Round 2	Dilma (PT)62.50% Aécio Neves (PSDB)37.50%	−24.99 pts	Left bloc	79.03%
2014 10/05/2014	Round 1	Dilma (PT)54.88% Aécio Neves (PSDB)32.10% Marina Silva (PSB)10.18% Luciana Genro (PSOL)1.17% +7 more Pastor Everaldo (PSC)0.68% Eduardo Jorge (PV)0.65% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.13% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.08% Mauro Iasi (PCB)0.08% Eymael (PSDC)0.03% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.03%	−34.13 pts	Left bloc	79.26%
2010 10/31/2010	Round 2	Dilma (PT)66.78% José Serra (PSDB)33.22%	−33.57 pts	Left bloc	80.69%
2010 10/03/2010	Round 1	Dilma (PT)58.72% José Serra (PSDB)24.97% Marina Silva (PV)15.55% Plínio (PSOL)0.52% +4 more Eymael (PSDC)0.08% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.08% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.05% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.03%	−49.74 pts	Left bloc	81.74%
2006 10/29/2006	Round 2	Lula (PT)63.96% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)36.04%	−27.93 pts	Left bloc	83.14%
2006 10/01/2006	Round 1	Lula (PT)49.56% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)41.48% Heloísa Helena (PSOL)4.55% Cristovam Buarque (PDT)4.06% +3 more Ana Maria Rangel (PRP)0.22% Luciano Bivar (PSL)0.08% José Maria Eymael (PSDC)0.05%	−16.33 pts	Left bloc	84.98%
2002 10/27/2002	Round 2	Lula (PT)72.49% José Serra (PSDB)27.51%	−44.98 pts	Left bloc	88.59%
2002 10/06/2002	Round 1	Lula (PT)49.69% José Serra (PSDB)18.37% Garotinho (PSB)17.72% Ciro (PPS)13.85% +2 more Zé Maria (PSTU)0.31% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.06%	−63.26 pts	Left bloc	90.28%
1998 10/04/1998	Round 1	Lula (PT)38.32% Fernando Henrique (PSDB)37.77% Ciro Gomes (PPS)17.52% Enéas (PRONA)2.02% +8 more João de Deus Barbosa (PT do B)0.94% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.87% Eymael (PSDC)0.73% Brigadeiro Ivan Frota (PMN)0.49% Sirkis (PV)0.42% Sergio Bueno (PSC)0.38% Thereza Ruiz (PTN)0.28% Vasco Neto (PSN)0.24%	−17.14 pts	Left bloc	86.36%
1994 10/03/1994	Round 1	Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB)59.64% Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT)25.80% Eneas Ferreira Carneiro (PRONA)5.29% Orestes Quercia (PMDB)4.13% +4 more Leonel de Moura Brizola (PDT)2.46% Esperidiao Amin Helou Filho (PPR)1.54% Carlos Antonio Gomes (PRN)0.74% Hernani Goulart Fortuna (PSC)0.39%	+43.47 pts	Right bloc	89.30%

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.