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MG · Governador Valadares immediate region

Sobrália: how it voted for president

In the 2026 runoff, Lula won Sobrália with 53.29% of valid votes against 46.71% for Flavio Bolsonaro: a margin of 6.59 points, 3.02 points left of Brazil.

Lean leftSwingBellwether
Lean versus Brazil
−5.19pts
Weighted mean of the municipality's right − left margin minus Brazil's in the 2026, 2022, 2018 and 2014 runoffs.
Electorate (2026)
4,076
692th largest electorate in Minas Gerais
Side changes
3
Times the leading bloc changed from one election to the next, in 9 elections since 1994.
Bellwether?
Yes
Voted for the national winner in every runoff from 2002 to 2026.

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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.

  • Sobrália−6.59 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

YearRoundCandidates (% of valid votes)Margin (right − left)Bloc aheadTurnout
2026
10/25/2026
Round 2
  • Lula (PT)53.29%
  • Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)46.71%
−6.59 ptsLeft bloc80.59%
2026
10/04/2026
Round 1
  • Lula (PT)48.53%
  • Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)46.39%
  • Escritor Augusto Cury (AVANTE)2.54%
  • Renan Santos (MISSÃO)1.12%
+8 more
  • Ronaldo Caiado (PSD)1.02%
  • Zema (NOVO)0.23%
  • Clariana Barao (DC)0.07%
  • Edmilson Costa (PCB)0.03%
  • Veterinário Wilson Grassi (DEMOCRATA)0.03%
  • Samara (UP)0.03%
  • Hertz Dias (PSTU)0.00%
  • Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.00%
−2.27 ptsLeft bloc79.07%
2022
10/30/2022
Round 2
  • Lula (PT)52.85%
  • Jair Bolsonaro (PL)47.15%
−5.69 ptsLeft bloc72.06%
2022
10/02/2022
Round 1
  • Lula (PT)50.84%
  • Jair Bolsonaro (PL)43.01%
  • Simone Tebet (MDB)3.71%
  • Ciro Gomes (PDT)1.67%
+7 more
  • Soraya Thronicke (UNIÃO)0.47%
  • Felipe D Avila (NOVO)0.23%
  • Padre Kelmon (PTB)0.03%
  • Léo Péricles (UP)0.03%
  • Vera (PSTU)0.00%
  • Sofia Manzano (PCB)0.00%
  • Constituinte Eymael (DC)0.00%
−5.08 ptsLeft bloc70.96%
2018
10/28/2018
Round 2
  • Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)53.13%
  • Fernando Haddad (PT)46.87%
+6.26 ptsRight bloc71.07%
2018
10/07/2018
Round 1
  • Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)44.71%
  • Fernando Haddad (PT)39.16%
  • Ciro Gomes (PDT)6.87%
  • Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)4.66%
+9 more
  • Henrique Meirelles (MDB)1.53%
  • João Amoêdo (NOVO)0.99%
  • Cabo Daciolo (PATRI)0.71%
  • Alvaro Dias (PODE)0.54%
  • Marina Silva (REDE)0.41%
  • Guilherme Boulos (PSOL)0.14%
  • Vera (PSTU)0.10%
  • Eymael (DC)0.10%
  • João Goulart Filho (PPL)0.07%
+6.50 ptsRight bloc72.34%
2014
10/26/2014
Round 2
  • Dilma (PT)61.70%
  • Aécio Neves (PSDB)38.30%
−23.39 ptsLeft bloc74.75%
2014
10/05/2014
Round 1
  • Dilma (PT)55.29%
  • Aécio Neves (PSDB)31.55%
  • Marina Silva (PSB)12.30%
  • Pastor Everaldo (PSC)0.48%
+6 more
  • Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.10%
  • Eduardo Jorge (PV)0.10%
  • Mauro Iasi (PCB)0.06%
  • Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.06%
  • Zé Maria (PSTU)0.03%
  • Luciana Genro (PSOL)0.03%
−35.76 ptsLeft bloc75.88%
2010
10/31/2010
Round 2
  • Dilma (PT)63.00%
  • José Serra (PSDB)37.00%
−26.01 ptsLeft bloc75.77%
2010
10/03/2010
Round 1
  • Dilma (PT)59.24%
  • José Serra (PSDB)31.39%
  • Marina Silva (PV)8.85%
  • Plínio (PSOL)0.29%
+4 more
  • Zé Maria (PSTU)0.06%
  • Ivan Pinheiro (PCB)0.06%
  • Eymael (PSDC)0.06%
  • Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.03%
−37.03 ptsLeft bloc78.76%
2006
10/29/2006
Round 2
  • Lula (PT)71.48%
  • Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)28.52%
−42.97 ptsLeft bloc78.01%
2006
10/01/2006
Round 1
  • Lula (PT)57.91%
  • Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)38.88%
  • Heloísa Helena (PSOL)1.82%
  • Cristovam Buarque (PDT)1.13%
+2 more
  • Ana Maria Rangel (PRP)0.17%
  • Luciano Bivar (PSL)0.10%
−21.71 ptsLeft bloc80.01%
2002
10/27/2002
Round 2
  • Lula (PT)53.35%
  • José Serra (PSDB)46.65%
−6.70 ptsLeft bloc66.76%
2002
10/06/2002
Round 1
  • Lula (PT)40.99%
  • Garotinho (PSB)29.76%
  • José Serra (PSDB)25.79%
  • Ciro (PPS)3.13%
+2 more
  • Zé Maria (PSTU)0.25%
  • Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.07%
−48.41 ptsLeft bloc69.24%
1998
10/04/1998
Round 1
  • Fernando Henrique (PSDB)70.61%
  • Lula (PT)19.58%
  • Ciro Gomes (PPS)3.71%
  • Brigadeiro Ivan Frota (PMN)1.21%
+8 more
  • Zé Maria (PSTU)1.18%
  • Enéas (PRONA)1.14%
  • Sirkis (PV)0.86%
  • João de Deus Barbosa (PT do B)0.64%
  • Eymael (PSDC)0.39%
  • Thereza Ruiz (PTN)0.29%
  • Vasco Neto (PSN)0.21%
  • Sergio Bueno (PSC)0.18%
+45.65 ptsRight bloc69.93%
1994
10/03/1994
Round 1
  • Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB)68.80%
  • Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT)23.58%
  • Eneas Ferreira Carneiro (PRONA)2.32%
  • Orestes Quercia (PMDB)2.00%
+4 more
  • Carlos Antonio Gomes (PRN)1.10%
  • Leonel de Moura Brizola (PDT)1.02%
  • Esperidiao Amin Helou Filho (PPR)0.59%
  • Hernani Goulart Fortuna (PSC)0.59%
+50.81 ptsRight bloc76.61%

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(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.