MG · Passos immediate region

São José da Barra: how it voted for president

In the 2026 runoff, Flavio Bolsonaro won São José da Barra with 54.32% of valid votes against 45.68% for Lula: a margin of 8.64 points, 12.21 points right of Brazil.

Lean rightSwing

Lean versus Brazil: +4.97pts; Weighted mean of the municipality's right − left margin minus Brazil's in the 2026, 2022, 2018 and 2014 runoffs.
Electorate (2026): 6,751; 444th largest electorate in Minas Gerais
Side changes: 2; Times the leading bloc changed from one election to the next, in 8 elections since 1994. Plus 1 turn(s) between round 1 and round 2 of the same year.
Bellwether?: No; Did not vote for the national winner in the 2026 runoff.

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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.

São José da Barra+8.64 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	Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)54.32% Lula (PT)45.68%	+8.64 pts	Right bloc	78.98%
2026 10/04/2026	Round 1	Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)53.06% Lula (PT)38.80% Escritor Augusto Cury (AVANTE)4.61% Ronaldo Caiado (PSD)2.07% +8 more Renan Santos (MISSÃO)0.88% Zema (NOVO)0.52% Veterinário Wilson Grassi (DEMOCRATA)0.04% Samara (UP)0.02% Hertz Dias (PSTU)0.00% Edmilson Costa (PCB)0.00% Clariana Barao (DC)0.00% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.00%	+13.13 pts	Right bloc	77.70%
2022 10/30/2022	Round 2	Jair Bolsonaro (PL)51.77% Lula (PT)48.23%	+3.54 pts	Right bloc	79.27%
2022 10/02/2022	Round 1	Lula (PT)46.86% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)45.03% Simone Tebet (MDB)4.37% Ciro Gomes (PDT)2.46% +7 more Felipe D Avila (NOVO)0.77% Soraya Thronicke (UNIÃO)0.35% Vera (PSTU)0.06% Padre Kelmon (PTB)0.04% Sofia Manzano (PCB)0.04% Léo Péricles (UP)0.02% Constituinte Eymael (DC)0.00%	+1.12 pts	Right bloc	78.04%
2018 10/28/2018	Round 2	Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)56.92% Fernando Haddad (PT)43.08%	+13.85 pts	Right bloc	74.37%
2018 10/07/2018	Round 1	Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)45.07% Fernando Haddad (PT)26.35% Ciro Gomes (PDT)13.63% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)6.70% +9 more João Amoêdo (NOVO)5.80% Cabo Daciolo (PATRI)0.69% Marina Silva (REDE)0.51% Henrique Meirelles (MDB)0.44% Alvaro Dias (PODE)0.44% Guilherme Boulos (PSOL)0.23% Vera (PSTU)0.09% Eymael (DC)0.05% João Goulart Filho (PPL)0.00%	+18.38 pts	Right bloc	76.97%
2014 10/26/2014	Round 2	Dilma (PT)62.84% Aécio Neves (PSDB)37.16%	−25.67 pts	Left bloc	76.80%
2014 10/05/2014	Round 1	Dilma (PT)54.82% Aécio Neves (PSDB)31.15% Marina Silva (PSB)12.41% Luciana Genro (PSOL)0.67% +6 more Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.37% Pastor Everaldo (PSC)0.34% Eduardo Jorge (PV)0.18% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.02% Mauro Iasi (PCB)0.02% Eymael (PSDC)0.02%	−36.24 pts	Left bloc	78.39%
2010 10/31/2010	Round 2	Dilma (PT)66.29% José Serra (PSDB)33.71%	−32.58 pts	Left bloc	75.44%
2010 10/03/2010	Round 1	Dilma (PT)58.07% José Serra (PSDB)31.10% Marina Silva (PV)9.90% Plínio (PSOL)0.81% +3 more Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.07% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.02% Eymael (PSDC)0.02%	−37.61 pts	Left bloc	78.89%
2006 10/29/2006	Round 2	Lula (PT)69.28% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)30.72%	−38.55 pts	Left bloc	77.67%
2006 10/01/2006	Round 1	Lula (PT)54.72% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)39.12% Heloísa Helena (PSOL)4.59% Cristovam Buarque (PDT)1.47% +2 more Ana Maria Rangel (PRP)0.07% Luciano Bivar (PSL)0.02%	−21.57 pts	Left bloc	80.55%
2002 10/27/2002	Round 2	Lula (PT)71.04% José Serra (PSDB)28.96%	−42.09 pts	Left bloc	78.85%
2002 10/06/2002	Round 1	Lula (PT)60.72% José Serra (PSDB)23.73% Garotinho (PSB)8.07% Ciro (PPS)6.98% +1 more Zé Maria (PSTU)0.50%	−52.54 pts	Left bloc	83.70%
1998 10/04/1998	Round 1	Fernando Henrique (PSDB)58.48% Lula (PT)28.37% Ciro Gomes (PPS)9.26% Enéas (PRONA)1.74% +8 more João de Deus Barbosa (PT do B)0.69% Sirkis (PV)0.37% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.27% Vasco Neto (PSN)0.23% Brigadeiro Ivan Frota (PMN)0.23% Sergio Bueno (PSC)0.18% Eymael (PSDC)0.14% Thereza Ruiz (PTN)0.05%	+21.63 pts	Right bloc	80.52%

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
2018(Round 2)·Left bloc→Right bloc
2022(between rounds)·Left bloc→Right 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.