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MG · Varginha immediate region

Varginha: how it voted for president

In the 2026 runoff, Flavio Bolsonaro won Varginha with 58.22% of valid votes against 41.78% for Lula: a margin of 16.43 points, 20.00 points right of Brazil.

Solid rightSwing
Lean versus Brazil
+24.60pts
Weighted mean of the municipality's right − left margin minus Brazil's in the 2026, 2022, 2018 and 2014 runoffs.
Electorate (2026)
104,589
19th largest electorate in Minas Gerais
Side changes
2
Times the leading bloc changed from one election to the next, in 9 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.

  • Varginha+16.43 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
  • Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)58.22%
  • Lula (PT)41.78%
+16.43 ptsRight bloc79.57%
2026
10/04/2026
Round 1
  • Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)56.36%
  • Lula (PT)33.53%
  • Escritor Augusto Cury (AVANTE)3.99%
  • Renan Santos (MISSÃO)2.46%
+8 more
  • Ronaldo Caiado (PSD)2.31%
  • Zema (NOVO)1.10%
  • Samara (UP)0.12%
  • Hertz Dias (PSTU)0.04%
  • Clariana Barao (DC)0.03%
  • Edmilson Costa (PCB)0.03%
  • Veterinário Wilson Grassi (DEMOCRATA)0.02%
  • Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.02%
+24.56 ptsRight bloc76.97%
2022
10/30/2022
Round 2
  • Jair Bolsonaro (PL)60.49%
  • Lula (PT)39.51%
+20.98 ptsRight bloc81.64%
2022
10/02/2022
Round 1
  • Jair Bolsonaro (PL)52.72%
  • Lula (PT)36.45%
  • Simone Tebet (MDB)6.10%
  • Ciro Gomes (PDT)2.67%
+7 more
  • Felipe D Avila (NOVO)1.30%
  • Soraya Thronicke (UNIÃO)0.56%
  • Padre Kelmon (PTB)0.07%
  • Léo Péricles (UP)0.05%
  • Sofia Manzano (PCB)0.03%
  • Vera (PSTU)0.03%
  • Constituinte Eymael (DC)0.01%
+21.53 ptsRight bloc80.72%
2018
10/28/2018
Round 2
  • Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)73.24%
  • Fernando Haddad (PT)26.76%
+46.49 ptsRight bloc80.91%
2018
10/07/2018
Round 1
  • Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)61.20%
  • Fernando Haddad (PT)14.42%
  • Ciro Gomes (PDT)9.93%
  • João Amoêdo (NOVO)5.04%
+9 more
  • Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)4.76%
  • Marina Silva (REDE)1.12%
  • Henrique Meirelles (MDB)1.06%
  • Cabo Daciolo (PATRI)0.90%
  • Guilherme Boulos (PSOL)0.85%
  • Alvaro Dias (PODE)0.59%
  • Eymael (DC)0.07%
  • Vera (PSTU)0.04%
  • João Goulart Filho (PPL)0.03%
+47.23 ptsRight bloc81.49%
2014
10/26/2014
Round 2
  • Aécio Neves (PSDB)60.94%
  • Dilma (PT)39.06%
+21.88 ptsRight bloc83.86%
2014
10/05/2014
Round 1
  • Aécio Neves (PSDB)51.13%
  • Dilma (PT)30.88%
  • Marina Silva (PSB)14.27%
  • Luciana Genro (PSOL)1.76%
+7 more
  • Pastor Everaldo (PSC)0.73%
  • Eduardo Jorge (PV)0.65%
  • Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.41%
  • Eymael (PSDC)0.07%
  • Zé Maria (PSTU)0.05%
  • Mauro Iasi (PCB)0.04%
  • Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.02%
+4.66 ptsRight bloc81.12%
2010
10/31/2010
Round 2
  • José Serra (PSDB)63.66%
  • Dilma (PT)36.34%
+27.33 ptsRight bloc83.77%
2010
10/03/2010
Round 1
  • José Serra (PSDB)43.56%
  • Marina Silva (PV)31.57%
  • Dilma (PT)23.61%
  • Plínio (PSOL)1.02%
+5 more
  • Eymael (PSDC)0.10%
  • Zé Maria (PSTU)0.05%
  • Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.04%
  • Ivan Pinheiro (PCB)0.03%
  • Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.02%
−12.60 ptsLeft bloc85.91%
2006
10/29/2006
Round 2
  • Lula (PT)50.91%
  • Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)49.09%
−1.82 ptsLeft bloc86.15%
2006
10/01/2006
Round 1
  • Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)54.75%
  • Lula (PT)35.12%
  • Heloísa Helena (PSOL)6.70%
  • Cristovam Buarque (PDT)3.16%
+3 more
  • Ana Maria Rangel (PRP)0.14%
  • Luciano Bivar (PSL)0.08%
  • José Maria Eymael (PSDC)0.05%
+10.04 ptsRight bloc87.16%
2002
10/27/2002
Round 2
  • Lula (PT)67.72%
  • José Serra (PSDB)32.28%
−35.44 ptsLeft bloc87.26%
2002
10/06/2002
Round 1
  • Lula (PT)55.69%
  • José Serra (PSDB)22.41%
  • Garotinho (PSB)10.97%
  • Ciro (PPS)10.03%
+2 more
  • Zé Maria (PSTU)0.81%
  • Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.08%
−55.19 ptsLeft bloc87.57%
1998
10/04/1998
Round 1
  • Fernando Henrique (PSDB)56.72%
  • Lula (PT)30.59%
  • Ciro Gomes (PPS)9.56%
  • Enéas (PRONA)2.09%
+8 more
  • Sirkis (PV)0.26%
  • Thereza Ruiz (PTN)0.22%
  • Zé Maria (PSTU)0.15%
  • Brigadeiro Ivan Frota (PMN)0.12%
  • Vasco Neto (PSN)0.10%
  • Sergio Bueno (PSC)0.08%
  • João de Deus Barbosa (PT do B)0.07%
  • Eymael (PSDC)0.04%
+18.50 ptsRight bloc86.87%
1994
10/03/1994
Round 1
  • Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB)59.73%
  • Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT)24.25%
  • Eneas Ferreira Carneiro (PRONA)9.53%
  • Orestes Quercia (PMDB)3.06%
+4 more
  • Esperidiao Amin Helou Filho (PPR)1.70%
  • Leonel de Moura Brizola (PDT)0.85%
  • Carlos Antonio Gomes (PRN)0.46%
  • Hernani Goulart Fortuna (PSC)0.40%
+49.78 ptsRight bloc90.32%

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
  • 2006(between rounds)·Right bloc→Left bloc
  • 2010(Round 2)·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.