PB · Sousa immediate region

Sousa: how it voted for president

In the 2026 runoff, Lula won Sousa with 69.53% of valid votes against 30.47% for Flavio Bolsonaro: a margin of 39.06 points, 35.49 points left of Brazil.

Solid left

Lean versus Brazil: −43.00pts; Weighted mean of the municipality's right − left margin minus Brazil's in the 2026, 2022, 2018 and 2014 runoffs.
Electorate (2026): 48,183; 7th 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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Margin in percentage points of valid votes (right − left).

Municipality, state and Brazil

Right − left margin in the 2026 runoff, in percentage points.

Sousa−39.06 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)69.53% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)30.47%	−39.06 pts	Left bloc	86.20%
2026 10/04/2026	Round 1	Lula (PT)64.06% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)30.09% Escritor Augusto Cury (AVANTE)3.14% Renan Santos (MISSÃO)1.89% +8 more Ronaldo Caiado (PSD)0.69% Zema (NOVO)0.05% Hertz Dias (PSTU)0.02% Samara (UP)0.02% Clariana Barao (DC)0.02% Edmilson Costa (PCB)0.01% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.01% Veterinário Wilson Grassi (DEMOCRATA)0.01%	−34.51 pts	Left bloc	84.60%
2022 10/30/2022	Round 2	Lula (PT)71.70% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)28.30%	−43.39 pts	Left bloc	85.09%
2022 10/02/2022	Round 1	Lula (PT)68.67% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)25.49% Ciro Gomes (PDT)3.73% Simone Tebet (MDB)1.69% +7 more Soraya Thronicke (UNIÃO)0.21% Felipe D Avila (NOVO)0.14% Padre Kelmon (PTB)0.04% Vera (PSTU)0.01% Sofia Manzano (PCB)0.01% Constituinte Eymael (DC)0.01% Léo Péricles (UP)0.01%	−44.86 pts	Left bloc	84.71%
2018 10/28/2018	Round 2	Fernando Haddad (PT)73.32% Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)26.68%	−46.65 pts	Left bloc	84.84%
2018 10/07/2018	Round 1	Fernando Haddad (PT)51.55% Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)23.34% Ciro Gomes (PDT)22.06% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)0.70% +9 more Cabo Daciolo (PATRI)0.68% João Amoêdo (NOVO)0.60% Marina Silva (REDE)0.36% Henrique Meirelles (MDB)0.25% Alvaro Dias (PODE)0.21% Guilherme Boulos (PSOL)0.17% Vera (PSTU)0.06% Eymael (DC)0.01% João Goulart Filho (PPL)0.01%	−48.41 pts	Left bloc	86.43%
2014 10/26/2014	Round 2	Dilma (PT)76.35% Aécio Neves (PSDB)23.65%	−52.70 pts	Left bloc	79.44%
2014 10/05/2014	Round 1	Dilma (PT)68.74% Marina Silva (PSB)14.91% Aécio Neves (PSDB)13.74% Pastor Everaldo (PSC)1.44% +7 more Luciana Genro (PSOL)0.63% Eduardo Jorge (PV)0.26% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.18% Mauro Iasi (PCB)0.05% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.03% Eymael (PSDC)0.01% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.01%	−69.25 pts	Left bloc	79.61%
2010 10/31/2010	Round 2	Dilma (PT)76.76% José Serra (PSDB)23.24%	−53.51 pts	Left bloc	79.60%
2010 10/03/2010	Round 1	Dilma (PT)69.79% José Serra (PSDB)16.82% Marina Silva (PV)12.85% Plínio (PSOL)0.31% +5 more Eymael (PSDC)0.07% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.07% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.05% Ivan Pinheiro (PCB)0.04% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.01%	−66.09 pts	Left bloc	80.23%
2006 10/29/2006	Round 2	Lula (PT)82.55% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)17.45%	−65.10 pts	Left bloc	80.83%
2006 10/01/2006	Round 1	Lula (PT)74.80% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)19.98% Heloísa Helena (PSOL)2.95% Cristovam Buarque (PDT)1.88% +3 more Ana Maria Rangel (PRP)0.33% Luciano Bivar (PSL)0.04% José Maria Eymael (PSDC)0.03%	−59.25 pts	Left bloc	81.79%
2002 10/27/2002	Round 2	Lula (PT)61.75% José Serra (PSDB)38.25%	−23.50 pts	Left bloc	75.47%
2002 10/06/2002	Round 1	Lula (PT)54.65% José Serra (PSDB)21.67% Ciro (PPS)15.07% Garotinho (PSB)8.38% +2 more Zé Maria (PSTU)0.20% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.02%	−56.66 pts	Left bloc	77.03%
1998 10/04/1998	Round 1	Fernando Henrique (PSDB)35.36% Ciro Gomes (PPS)30.39% Lula (PT)29.21% Zé Maria (PSTU)1.03% +8 more Enéas (PRONA)0.97% Sirkis (PV)0.91% João de Deus Barbosa (PT do B)0.51% Brigadeiro Ivan Frota (PMN)0.48% Eymael (PSDC)0.39% Vasco Neto (PSN)0.35% Thereza Ruiz (PTN)0.20% Sergio Bueno (PSC)0.20%	−25.04 pts	Left bloc	71.94%
1994 10/03/1994	Round 1	Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB)59.64% Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT)32.54% Eneas Ferreira Carneiro (PRONA)3.00% Orestes Quercia (PMDB)2.58% +4 more Leonel de Moura Brizola (PDT)0.88% Carlos Antonio Gomes (PRN)0.55% Esperidiao Amin Helou Filho (PPR)0.50% Hernani Goulart Fortuna (PSC)0.31%	+33.15 pts	Right bloc	76.85%

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

When the municipality changed sides

1998(Round 1)·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.