RJ · Macaé - Rio das Ostras immediate region

Macaé: how it voted for president

In the 2026 runoff, Flavio Bolsonaro won Macaé with 51.96% of valid votes against 48.04% for Lula: a margin of 3.93 points, 7.50 points right of Brazil.

Likely right

Lean versus Brazil: +8.99pts; Weighted mean of the municipality's right − left margin minus Brazil's in the 2026, 2022, 2018 and 2014 runoffs.
Electorate (2026): 186,272; 12th largest electorate in Rio de Janeiro
Side changes: 2; Times the leading bloc changed from one election to the next, in 9 elections since 1994.
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.

Macaé+3.93 pts
Rio de Janeiro+6.20 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	Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)51.96% Lula (PT)48.04%	+3.93 pts	Right bloc	77.09%
2026 10/04/2026	Round 1	Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)52.07% Lula (PT)40.39% Escritor Augusto Cury (AVANTE)3.25% Renan Santos (MISSÃO)2.14% +8 more Ronaldo Caiado (PSD)1.63% Zema (NOVO)0.23% Samara (UP)0.18% Hertz Dias (PSTU)0.04% Clariana Barao (DC)0.04% Edmilson Costa (PCB)0.03% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.01% Veterinário Wilson Grassi (DEMOCRATA)0.01%	+12.22 pts	Right bloc	77.56%
2022 10/30/2022	Round 2	Jair Bolsonaro (PL)54.37% Lula (PT)45.63%	+8.73 pts	Right bloc	75.94%
2022 10/02/2022	Round 1	Jair Bolsonaro (PL)49.42% Lula (PT)42.94% Simone Tebet (MDB)3.56% Ciro Gomes (PDT)3.09% +7 more Felipe D Avila (NOVO)0.42% Soraya Thronicke (UNIÃO)0.37% Léo Péricles (UP)0.07% Padre Kelmon (PTB)0.06% Sofia Manzano (PCB)0.04% Vera (PSTU)0.03% Constituinte Eymael (DC)0.01%	+7.66 pts	Right bloc	76.16%
2018 10/28/2018	Round 2	Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)64.99% Fernando Haddad (PT)35.01%	+29.98 pts	Right bloc	72.63%
2018 10/07/2018	Round 1	Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)55.82% Fernando Haddad (PT)17.67% Ciro Gomes (PDT)15.41% Cabo Daciolo (PATRI)3.40% +9 more Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)2.15% João Amoêdo (NOVO)1.88% Marina Silva (REDE)1.61% Henrique Meirelles (MDB)0.73% Guilherme Boulos (PSOL)0.61% Alvaro Dias (PODE)0.55% Vera (PSTU)0.07% Eymael (DC)0.07% João Goulart Filho (PPL)0.02%	+29.20 pts	Right bloc	74.63%
2014 10/26/2014	Round 2	Dilma (PT)57.21% Aécio Neves (PSDB)42.79%	−14.41 pts	Left bloc	73.93%
2014 10/05/2014	Round 1	Marina Silva (PSB)37.38% Dilma (PT)34.43% Aécio Neves (PSDB)22.57% Luciana Genro (PSOL)2.19% +7 more Pastor Everaldo (PSC)1.59% Eduardo Jorge (PV)0.77% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.72% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.19% Eymael (PSDC)0.09% Mauro Iasi (PCB)0.06% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.01%	−50.07 pts	Left bloc	76.80%
2010 10/31/2010	Round 2	Dilma (PT)62.07% José Serra (PSDB)37.93%	−24.14 pts	Left bloc	74.61%
2010 10/03/2010	Round 1	Dilma (PT)42.11% Marina Silva (PV)37.41% José Serra (PSDB)19.35% Plínio (PSOL)0.83% +5 more Eymael (PSDC)0.12% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.10% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.04% Ivan Pinheiro (PCB)0.03% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.01%	−60.96 pts	Left bloc	80.57%
2006 10/29/2006	Round 2	Lula (PT)76.51% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)23.49%	−53.01 pts	Left bloc	80.35%
2006 10/01/2006	Round 1	Lula (PT)58.69% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)25.40% Heloísa Helena (PSOL)12.39% Cristovam Buarque (PDT)3.27% +3 more Ana Maria Rangel (PRP)0.15% José Maria Eymael (PSDC)0.07% Luciano Bivar (PSL)0.03%	−48.70 pts	Left bloc	82.83%
2002 10/27/2002	Round 2	Lula (PT)74.93% José Serra (PSDB)25.07%	−49.85 pts	Left bloc	81.38%
2002 10/06/2002	Round 1	Lula (PT)47.48% Garotinho (PSB)33.11% José Serra (PSDB)13.27% Ciro (PPS)5.65% +2 more Zé Maria (PSTU)0.46% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.03%	−73.47 pts	Left bloc	84.65%
1998 10/04/1998	Round 1	Lula (PT)44.29% Fernando Henrique (PSDB)42.13% Ciro Gomes (PPS)9.61% Enéas (PRONA)2.78% +8 more Sirkis (PV)0.23% Brigadeiro Ivan Frota (PMN)0.21% João de Deus Barbosa (PT do B)0.19% Thereza Ruiz (PTN)0.16% Sergio Bueno (PSC)0.14% Eymael (PSDC)0.10% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.07% Vasco Neto (PSN)0.07%	−9.22 pts	Left bloc	78.02%
1994 10/03/1994	Round 1	Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB)44.51% Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT)33.42% Eneas Ferreira Carneiro (PRONA)9.78% Leonel de Moura Brizola (PDT)8.09% +4 more Orestes Quercia (PMDB)2.14% Esperidiao Amin Helou Filho (PPR)1.08% Carlos Antonio Gomes (PRN)0.59% Hernani Goulart Fortuna (PSC)0.40%	+16.98 pts	Right bloc	82.16%

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
2018(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.