MG · Juiz de Fora immediate region

Santana do Deserto: how it voted for president

In the 2026 runoff, Lula won Santana do Deserto with 62.42% of valid votes against 37.58% for Flavio Bolsonaro: a margin of 24.84 points, 21.27 points left of Brazil.

Solid left

Lean versus Brazil: −26.65pts; Weighted mean of the municipality's right − left margin minus Brazil's in the 2026, 2022, 2018 and 2014 runoffs.
Electorate (2026): 3,540; 749th 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.

Santana do Deserto−24.84 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)62.42% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)37.58%	−24.84 pts	Left bloc	82.23%
2026 10/04/2026	Round 1	Lula (PT)55.98% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)37.99% Escritor Augusto Cury (AVANTE)2.42% Ronaldo Caiado (PSD)1.84% +8 more Renan Santos (MISSÃO)1.12% Zema (NOVO)0.54% Edmilson Costa (PCB)0.04% Veterinário Wilson Grassi (DEMOCRATA)0.04% Samara (UP)0.04% Hertz Dias (PSTU)0.00% Clariana Barao (DC)0.00% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.00%	−16.94 pts	Left bloc	81.23%
2022 10/30/2022	Round 2	Lula (PT)65.39% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)34.61%	−30.79 pts	Left bloc	82.67%
2022 10/02/2022	Round 1	Lula (PT)63.85% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)29.47% Simone Tebet (MDB)3.09% Ciro Gomes (PDT)2.11% +7 more Felipe D Avila (NOVO)0.94% Soraya Thronicke (UNIÃO)0.38% Léo Péricles (UP)0.08% Padre Kelmon (PTB)0.04% Sofia Manzano (PCB)0.04% Vera (PSTU)0.00% Constituinte Eymael (DC)0.00%	−32.15 pts	Left bloc	81.55%
2018 10/28/2018	Round 2	Fernando Haddad (PT)61.27% Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)38.73%	−22.55 pts	Left bloc	78.12%
2018 10/07/2018	Round 1	Fernando Haddad (PT)45.43% Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)31.20% Ciro Gomes (PDT)12.62% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)4.80% +9 more Cabo Daciolo (PATRI)2.03% João Amoêdo (NOVO)1.74% Henrique Meirelles (MDB)0.83% Marina Silva (REDE)0.62% Alvaro Dias (PODE)0.58% Vera (PSTU)0.08% Guilherme Boulos (PSOL)0.04% João Goulart Filho (PPL)0.04% Eymael (DC)0.00%	−17.67 pts	Left bloc	79.40%
2014 10/26/2014	Round 2	Dilma (PT)66.06% Aécio Neves (PSDB)33.94%	−32.12 pts	Left bloc	81.64%
2014 10/05/2014	Round 1	Dilma (PT)54.51% Aécio Neves (PSDB)33.39% Marina Silva (PSB)10.06% Pastor Everaldo (PSC)0.88% +4 more Luciana Genro (PSOL)0.68% Eduardo Jorge (PV)0.24% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.20% Eymael (PSDC)0.04%	−30.98 pts	Left bloc	83.05%
2010 10/31/2010	Round 2	Dilma (PT)73.70% José Serra (PSDB)26.30%	−47.39 pts	Left bloc	81.35%
2010 10/03/2010	Round 1	Dilma (PT)60.48% José Serra (PSDB)21.16% Marina Silva (PV)17.22% Plínio (PSOL)0.69% +4 more Eymael (PSDC)0.16% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.12% Ivan Pinheiro (PCB)0.12% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.04%	−57.27 pts	Left bloc	83.35%
2006 10/29/2006	Round 2	Lula (PT)73.14% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)26.86%	−46.29 pts	Left bloc	84.90%
2006 10/01/2006	Round 1	Lula (PT)56.59% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)33.54% Heloísa Helena (PSOL)6.80% Cristovam Buarque (PDT)2.81% +2 more Ana Maria Rangel (PRP)0.21% José Maria Eymael (PSDC)0.04%	−32.41 pts	Left bloc	86.96%
2002 10/27/2002	Round 2	Lula (PT)77.03% José Serra (PSDB)22.97%	−54.07 pts	Left bloc	88.73%
2002 10/06/2002	Round 1	Lula (PT)45.26% Garotinho (PSB)30.61% José Serra (PSDB)12.96% Ciro (PPS)9.92% +2 more Zé Maria (PSTU)1.20% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.05%	−74.08 pts	Left bloc	91.07%
1998 10/04/1998	Round 1	Lula (PT)46.83% Fernando Henrique (PSDB)35.38% Ciro Gomes (PPS)11.03% Enéas (PRONA)2.39% +8 more Zé Maria (PSTU)0.88% João de Deus Barbosa (PT do B)0.83% Brigadeiro Ivan Frota (PMN)0.73% Sirkis (PV)0.57% Eymael (PSDC)0.42% Sergio Bueno (PSC)0.36% Thereza Ruiz (PTN)0.31% Vasco Neto (PSN)0.26%	−21.75 pts	Left bloc	82.60%
1994 10/03/1994	Round 1	Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB)57.75% Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT)26.52% Eneas Ferreira Carneiro (PRONA)6.63% Orestes Quercia (PMDB)4.01% +4 more Leonel de Moura Brizola (PDT)2.78% Esperidiao Amin Helou Filho (PPR)1.07% Carlos Antonio Gomes (PRN)0.91% Hernani Goulart Fortuna (PSC)0.32%	+41.39 pts	Right bloc	83.08%

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.