PB · João Pessoa immediate region

Caldas Brandão: how it voted for president

In the 2026 runoff, Lula won Caldas Brandão with 75.88% of valid votes against 24.12% for Flavio Bolsonaro: a margin of 51.75 points, 48.18 points left of Brazil.

Solid left

Lean versus Brazil: −51.67pts; Weighted mean of the municipality's right − left margin minus Brazil's in the 2026, 2022, 2018 and 2014 runoffs.
Electorate (2026): 5,447; 146th largest electorate in Paraíba
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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2026 runoff, colored by margin: pale in tight races, deep in landslides. Click a municipality to open its page.

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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.

Caldas Brandão−51.75 pts
Paraíba−34.93 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)75.88% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)24.12%	−51.75 pts	Left bloc	87.00%
2026 10/04/2026	Round 1	Lula (PT)70.19% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)26.31% Escritor Augusto Cury (AVANTE)1.92% Renan Santos (MISSÃO)1.19% +8 more Ronaldo Caiado (PSD)0.37% 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% Zema (NOVO)0.00% Veterinário Wilson Grassi (DEMOCRATA)0.00%	−44.25 pts	Left bloc	84.79%
2022 10/30/2022	Round 2	Lula (PT)76.43% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)23.57%	−52.87 pts	Left bloc	83.25%
2022 10/02/2022	Round 1	Lula (PT)74.81% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)20.73% Simone Tebet (MDB)2.05% Ciro Gomes (PDT)2.00% +7 more Soraya Thronicke (UNIÃO)0.29% Felipe D Avila (NOVO)0.07% Vera (PSTU)0.02% Léo Péricles (UP)0.02% Padre Kelmon (PTB)0.00% Sofia Manzano (PCB)0.00% Constituinte Eymael (DC)0.00%	−53.72 pts	Left bloc	83.53%
2018 10/28/2018	Round 2	Fernando Haddad (PT)77.06% Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)22.94%	−54.12 pts	Left bloc	84.17%
2018 10/07/2018	Round 1	Fernando Haddad (PT)62.65% Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)20.72% Ciro Gomes (PDT)10.47% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)2.10% +9 more Henrique Meirelles (MDB)1.88% Cabo Daciolo (PATRI)1.10% Alvaro Dias (PODE)0.48% Marina Silva (REDE)0.32% João Amoêdo (NOVO)0.22% Vera (PSTU)0.03% João Goulart Filho (PPL)0.03% Eymael (DC)0.00% Guilherme Boulos (PSOL)0.00%	−46.99 pts	Left bloc	84.58%
2014 10/26/2014	Round 2	Dilma (PT)72.63% Aécio Neves (PSDB)27.37%	−45.26 pts	Left bloc	79.01%
2014 10/05/2014	Round 1	Dilma (PT)68.26% Aécio Neves (PSDB)21.49% Marina Silva (PSB)9.26% Luciana Genro (PSOL)0.28% +7 more Pastor Everaldo (PSC)0.25% Eduardo Jorge (PV)0.17% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.08% Mauro Iasi (PCB)0.08% Eymael (PSDC)0.06% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.06% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.03%	−56.30 pts	Left bloc	79.55%
2010 10/31/2010	Round 2	Dilma (PT)68.76% José Serra (PSDB)31.24%	−37.51 pts	Left bloc	81.89%
2010 10/03/2010	Round 1	Dilma (PT)64.51% José Serra (PSDB)25.38% Marina Silva (PV)9.49% Plínio (PSOL)0.47% +4 more Eymael (PSDC)0.06% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.03% Ivan Pinheiro (PCB)0.03% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.03%	−49.05 pts	Left bloc	81.65%
2006 10/29/2006	Round 2	Lula (PT)82.19% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)17.81%	−64.38 pts	Left bloc	83.14%
2006 10/01/2006	Round 1	Lula (PT)75.05% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)20.88% Heloísa Helena (PSOL)2.10% Cristovam Buarque (PDT)1.71% +2 more José Maria Eymael (PSDC)0.13% Ana Maria Rangel (PRP)0.13%	−57.72 pts	Left bloc	84.38%
2002 10/27/2002	Round 2	Lula (PT)63.91% José Serra (PSDB)36.09%	−27.82 pts	Left bloc	86.43%
2002 10/06/2002	Round 1	Lula (PT)52.33% José Serra (PSDB)24.57% Garotinho (PSB)17.22% Ciro (PPS)5.77% +1 more Zé Maria (PSTU)0.12%	−50.87 pts	Left bloc	86.78%
1998 10/04/1998	Round 1	Fernando Henrique (PSDB)60.24% Lula (PT)23.92% Ciro Gomes (PPS)8.85% Zé Maria (PSTU)1.41% +7 more Enéas (PRONA)1.41% Sirkis (PV)1.13% Brigadeiro Ivan Frota (PMN)1.04% João de Deus Barbosa (PT do B)0.68% Eymael (PSDC)0.59% Vasco Neto (PSN)0.50% Thereza Ruiz (PTN)0.23%	+25.92 pts	Right bloc	87.52%
1994 10/03/1994	Round 1	Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB)66.24% Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT)28.33% Orestes Quercia (PMDB)2.04% Eneas Ferreira Carneiro (PRONA)0.93% +4 more Leonel de Moura Brizola (PDT)0.81% Carlos Antonio Gomes (PRN)0.64% Hernani Goulart Fortuna (PSC)0.59% Esperidiao Amin Helou Filho (PPR)0.42%	+41.73 pts	Right bloc	68.46%

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

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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.