MG · Governador Valadares immediate region

São José da Safira: how it voted for president

In the 2026 runoff, Lula won São José da Safira with 61.73% of valid votes against 38.27% for Flavio Bolsonaro: a margin of 23.46 points, 19.89 points left of Brazil.

Solid left

Lean versus Brazil: −20.40pts; Weighted mean of the municipality's right − left margin minus Brazil's in the 2026, 2022, 2018 and 2014 runoffs.
Electorate (2026): 4,190; 680th 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.

São José da Safira−23.46 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)61.73% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)38.27%	−23.46 pts	Left bloc	72.12%
2026 10/04/2026	Round 1	Lula (PT)57.33% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)38.41% Escritor Augusto Cury (AVANTE)2.31% Ronaldo Caiado (PSD)0.98% +8 more Renan Santos (MISSÃO)0.70% Zema (NOVO)0.10% Veterinário Wilson Grassi (DEMOCRATA)0.07% Hertz Dias (PSTU)0.03% Clariana Barao (DC)0.03% Samara (UP)0.03% Edmilson Costa (PCB)0.00% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.00%	−19.41 pts	Left bloc	71.31%
2022 10/30/2022	Round 2	Lula (PT)60.71% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)39.29%	−21.42 pts	Left bloc	69.28%
2022 10/02/2022	Round 1	Lula (PT)60.45% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)34.29% Simone Tebet (MDB)2.42% Ciro Gomes (PDT)1.88% +7 more Felipe D Avila (NOVO)0.50% Soraya Thronicke (UNIÃO)0.35% Vera (PSTU)0.04% Sofia Manzano (PCB)0.04% Constituinte Eymael (DC)0.04% Padre Kelmon (PTB)0.00% Léo Péricles (UP)0.00%	−24.82 pts	Left bloc	69.64%
2018 10/28/2018	Round 2	Fernando Haddad (PT)55.85% Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)44.15%	−11.69 pts	Left bloc	65.04%
2018 10/07/2018	Round 1	Fernando Haddad (PT)47.97% Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)34.75% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)12.19% Ciro Gomes (PDT)1.53% +9 more Henrique Meirelles (MDB)1.07% João Amoêdo (NOVO)0.76% Cabo Daciolo (PATRI)0.73% Alvaro Dias (PODE)0.31% Eymael (DC)0.27% Marina Silva (REDE)0.23% João Goulart Filho (PPL)0.11% Guilherme Boulos (PSOL)0.08% Vera (PSTU)0.00%	+0.15 pts	Right bloc	69.55%
2014 10/26/2014	Round 2	Dilma (PT)62.49% Aécio Neves (PSDB)37.51%	−24.98 pts	Left bloc	68.83%
2014 10/05/2014	Round 1	Dilma (PT)57.92% Aécio Neves (PSDB)38.46% Marina Silva (PSB)2.57% Pastor Everaldo (PSC)0.70% +4 more Eduardo Jorge (PV)0.19% Mauro Iasi (PCB)0.08% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.04% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.04%	−21.60 pts	Left bloc	72.38%
2010 10/31/2010	Round 2	Dilma (PT)72.41% José Serra (PSDB)27.59%	−44.82 pts	Left bloc	65.72%
2010 10/03/2010	Round 1	Dilma (PT)65.17% José Serra (PSDB)29.61% Marina Silva (PV)4.62% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.14% +5 more Plínio (PSOL)0.14% Ivan Pinheiro (PCB)0.09% Eymael (PSDC)0.09% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.09% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.05%	−40.41 pts	Left bloc	69.89%
2006 10/29/2006	Round 2	Lula (PT)78.07% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)21.93%	−56.14 pts	Left bloc	67.81%
2006 10/01/2006	Round 1	Lula (PT)63.69% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)34.00% Cristovam Buarque (PDT)1.13% Heloísa Helena (PSOL)1.03% +1 more Ana Maria Rangel (PRP)0.15%	−31.70 pts	Left bloc	70.43%
2002 10/27/2002	Round 2	José Serra (PSDB)51.55% Lula (PT)48.45%	+3.11 pts	Right bloc	67.63%
2002 10/06/2002	Round 1	José Serra (PSDB)38.06% Lula (PT)36.99% Garotinho (PSB)14.18% Ciro (PPS)10.42% +2 more Zé Maria (PSTU)0.30% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.06%	−23.88 pts	Left bloc	73.14%
1998 10/04/1998	Round 1	Fernando Henrique (PSDB)72.13% Lula (PT)15.72% Ciro Gomes (PPS)5.32% Enéas (PRONA)2.05% +8 more Brigadeiro Ivan Frota (PMN)1.14% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.91% João de Deus Barbosa (PT do B)0.84% Sirkis (PV)0.61% Eymael (PSDC)0.46% Thereza Ruiz (PTN)0.38% Sergio Bueno (PSC)0.30% Vasco Neto (PSN)0.15%	+50.95 pts	Right bloc	75.38%
1994 10/03/1994	Round 1	Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB)79.31% Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT)10.92% Eneas Ferreira Carneiro (PRONA)3.07% Orestes Quercia (PMDB)2.49% +4 more Carlos Antonio Gomes (PRN)1.92% Esperidiao Amin Helou Filho (PPR)1.05% Leonel de Moura Brizola (PDT)0.96% Hernani Goulart Fortuna (PSC)0.29%	+76.25 pts	Right bloc	83.56%

Percentages of valid votes in the municipality. Turnout = voters over the electorate. Source: TSE.

When the municipality changed sides

2006(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.