MG · Águas Formosas immediate region

Santa Helena de Minas: how it voted for president

In the 2026 runoff, Lula won Santa Helena de Minas with 69.76% of valid votes against 30.24% for Flavio Bolsonaro: a margin of 39.51 points, 35.94 points left of Brazil.

Solid left

Lean versus Brazil: −42.64pts; Weighted mean of the municipality's right − left margin minus Brazil's in the 2026, 2022, 2018 and 2014 runoffs.
Electorate (2026): 5,344; 558th 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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Margin in percentage points of valid votes (right − left).

Municipality, state and Brazil

Right − left margin in the 2026 runoff, in percentage points.

Santa Helena de Minas−39.51 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)69.76% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)30.24%	−39.51 pts	Left bloc	79.88%
2026 10/04/2026	Round 1	Lula (PT)66.50% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)29.52% Escritor Augusto Cury (AVANTE)2.28% Ronaldo Caiado (PSD)0.71% +8 more Renan Santos (MISSÃO)0.58% Zema (NOVO)0.37% Hertz Dias (PSTU)0.05% Edmilson Costa (PCB)0.00% Clariana Barao (DC)0.00% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.00% Veterinário Wilson Grassi (DEMOCRATA)0.00% Samara (UP)0.00%	−37.66 pts	Left bloc	75.26%
2022 10/30/2022	Round 2	Lula (PT)74.73% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)25.27%	−49.45 pts	Left bloc	73.11%
2022 10/02/2022	Round 1	Lula (PT)71.84% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)22.92% Simone Tebet (MDB)2.00% Ciro Gomes (PDT)1.80% +7 more Felipe D Avila (NOVO)0.96% Soraya Thronicke (UNIÃO)0.28% Padre Kelmon (PTB)0.08% Sofia Manzano (PCB)0.08% Léo Péricles (UP)0.03% Vera (PSTU)0.00% Constituinte Eymael (DC)0.00%	−47.51 pts	Left bloc	70.77%
2018 10/28/2018	Round 2	Fernando Haddad (PT)74.68% Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)25.32%	−49.37 pts	Left bloc	67.82%
2018 10/07/2018	Round 1	Fernando Haddad (PT)64.83% Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)17.48% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)8.56% Ciro Gomes (PDT)4.81% +9 more Henrique Meirelles (MDB)1.89% Cabo Daciolo (PATRI)0.67% Alvaro Dias (PODE)0.64% João Amoêdo (NOVO)0.64% Marina Silva (REDE)0.24% Guilherme Boulos (PSOL)0.21% Vera (PSTU)0.03% Eymael (DC)0.00% João Goulart Filho (PPL)0.00%	−40.26 pts	Left bloc	69.53%
2014 10/26/2014	Round 2	Dilma (PT)61.88% Aécio Neves (PSDB)38.12%	−23.75 pts	Left bloc	72.32%
2014 10/05/2014	Round 1	Dilma (PT)62.72% Aécio Neves (PSDB)32.81% Marina Silva (PSB)3.88% Pastor Everaldo (PSC)0.44% +4 more Luciana Genro (PSOL)0.06% Mauro Iasi (PCB)0.03% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.03% Eduardo Jorge (PV)0.03%	−33.44 pts	Left bloc	73.44%
2010 10/31/2010	Round 2	Dilma (PT)65.46% José Serra (PSDB)34.54%	−30.92 pts	Left bloc	74.25%
2010 10/03/2010	Round 1	Dilma (PT)59.55% José Serra (PSDB)35.46% Marina Silva (PV)4.59% Plínio (PSOL)0.23% +3 more Eymael (PSDC)0.07% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.07% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.03%	−28.82 pts	Left bloc	78.18%
2006 10/29/2006	Round 2	Lula (PT)62.43% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)37.57%	−24.85 pts	Left bloc	68.34%
2006 10/01/2006	Round 1	Lula (PT)53.19% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)43.91% Cristovam Buarque (PDT)1.71% Heloísa Helena (PSOL)0.82% +2 more Ana Maria Rangel (PRP)0.34% Luciano Bivar (PSL)0.03%	−11.44 pts	Left bloc	69.80%
2002 10/27/2002	Round 2	Lula (PT)52.95% José Serra (PSDB)47.05%	−5.91 pts	Left bloc	68.90%
2002 10/06/2002	Round 1	Lula (PT)47.97% José Serra (PSDB)43.04% Garotinho (PSB)7.00% Ciro (PPS)1.74% +1 more Zé Maria (PSTU)0.25%	−13.92 pts	Left bloc	71.13%
1998 10/04/1998	Round 1	Fernando Henrique (PSDB)61.74% Lula (PT)23.03% Ciro Gomes (PPS)6.02% Brigadeiro Ivan Frota (PMN)1.72% +8 more Zé Maria (PSTU)1.67% Sirkis (PV)1.57% Enéas (PRONA)1.16% João de Deus Barbosa (PT do B)1.11% Eymael (PSDC)0.81% Sergio Bueno (PSC)0.61% Vasco Neto (PSN)0.35% Thereza Ruiz (PTN)0.20%	+29.76 pts	Right bloc	68.18%

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.