PB · Sousa immediate region

São Francisco: how it voted for president

In the 2026 runoff, Lula won São Francisco with 75.52% of valid votes against 24.48% for Flavio Bolsonaro: a margin of 51.04 points, 47.47 points left of Brazil.

Solid left

Lean versus Brazil: −53.70pts; Weighted mean of the municipality's right − left margin minus Brazil's in the 2026, 2022, 2018 and 2014 runoffs.
Electorate (2026): 4,138; 179th largest electorate in Paraíba
Side changes: 1; Times the leading bloc changed from one election to the next, in 8 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.

São Francisco−51.04 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)75.52% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)24.48%	−51.04 pts	Left bloc	85.65%
2026 10/04/2026	Round 1	Lula (PT)70.12% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)24.64% Escritor Augusto Cury (AVANTE)3.83% Renan Santos (MISSÃO)0.82% +8 more Ronaldo Caiado (PSD)0.52% Veterinário Wilson Grassi (DEMOCRATA)0.03% Samara (UP)0.03% 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%	−47.98 pts	Left bloc	84.75%
2022 10/30/2022	Round 2	Lula (PT)78.47% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)21.53%	−56.95 pts	Left bloc	86.52%
2022 10/02/2022	Round 1	Lula (PT)75.82% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)19.15% Ciro Gomes (PDT)3.89% Simone Tebet (MDB)0.83% +7 more Soraya Thronicke (UNIÃO)0.28% Felipe D Avila (NOVO)0.03% Padre Kelmon (PTB)0.00% Vera (PSTU)0.00% Sofia Manzano (PCB)0.00% Constituinte Eymael (DC)0.00% Léo Péricles (UP)0.00%	−59.42 pts	Left bloc	86.07%
2018 10/28/2018	Round 2	Fernando Haddad (PT)78.99% Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)21.01%	−57.98 pts	Left bloc	83.22%
2018 10/07/2018	Round 1	Fernando Haddad (PT)54.75% Ciro Gomes (PDT)25.32% Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)16.58% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)1.90% +9 more Cabo Daciolo (PATRI)0.41% Henrique Meirelles (MDB)0.24% Marina Silva (REDE)0.21% Alvaro Dias (PODE)0.21% João Amoêdo (NOVO)0.21% Guilherme Boulos (PSOL)0.14% Eymael (DC)0.03% Vera (PSTU)0.00% João Goulart Filho (PPL)0.00%	−60.83 pts	Left bloc	86.54%
2014 10/26/2014	Round 2	Dilma (PT)74.26% Aécio Neves (PSDB)25.74%	−48.52 pts	Left bloc	88.39%
2014 10/05/2014	Round 1	Dilma (PT)71.95% Aécio Neves (PSDB)15.76% Marina Silva (PSB)11.00% Pastor Everaldo (PSC)0.64% +6 more Eduardo Jorge (PV)0.25% Luciana Genro (PSOL)0.18% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.11% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.04% Mauro Iasi (PCB)0.04% Eymael (PSDC)0.04%	−66.89 pts	Left bloc	87.14%
2010 10/31/2010	Round 2	Dilma (PT)76.23% José Serra (PSDB)23.77%	−52.47 pts	Left bloc	86.67%
2010 10/03/2010	Round 1	Dilma (PT)71.46% José Serra (PSDB)21.42% Marina Silva (PV)6.75% Plínio (PSOL)0.25% +2 more Eymael (PSDC)0.08% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.04%	−57.00 pts	Left bloc	87.81%
2006 10/29/2006	Round 2	Lula (PT)77.16% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)22.84%	−54.32 pts	Left bloc	88.49%
2006 10/01/2006	Round 1	Lula (PT)71.16% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)25.16% Cristovam Buarque (PDT)1.78% Heloísa Helena (PSOL)1.55% +3 more Ana Maria Rangel (PRP)0.28% Luciano Bivar (PSL)0.04% José Maria Eymael (PSDC)0.04%	−48.97 pts	Left bloc	88.90%
2002 10/27/2002	Round 2	Lula (PT)55.41% José Serra (PSDB)44.59%	−10.82 pts	Left bloc	87.41%
2002 10/06/2002	Round 1	Lula (PT)52.55% José Serra (PSDB)35.48% Ciro (PPS)8.97% Garotinho (PSB)2.96% +1 more Zé Maria (PSTU)0.05%	−29.04 pts	Left bloc	89.19%
1998 10/04/1998	Round 1	Fernando Henrique (PSDB)54.45% Ciro Gomes (PPS)20.97% Lula (PT)19.98% Zé Maria (PSTU)1.52% +7 more Brigadeiro Ivan Frota (PMN)0.94% Sirkis (PV)0.68% Enéas (PRONA)0.47% João de Deus Barbosa (PT do B)0.37% Eymael (PSDC)0.26% Vasco Neto (PSN)0.21% Thereza Ruiz (PTN)0.16%	+11.09 pts	Right bloc	76.24%

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.