RJ · Volta Redonda - Barra Mansa immediate region

Mendes: how it voted for president

In the 2026 runoff, Lula won Mendes with 51.06% of valid votes against 48.94% for Flavio Bolsonaro: a margin of 2.11 points, 1.46 points right of Brazil.

Lean rightSwing

Lean versus Brazil: +5.35pts; Weighted mean of the municipality's right − left margin minus Brazil's in the 2026, 2022, 2018 and 2014 runoffs.
Electorate (2026): 14,880; 69th largest electorate in Rio de Janeiro
Side changes: 3; Times the leading bloc changed from one election to the next, in 9 elections since 1994. Plus 2 turn(s) between round 1 and round 2 of the same year.
Bellwether?: No; Has voted for the national winner since 2026.

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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.

Mendes−2.11 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	Lula (PT)51.06% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)48.94%	−2.11 pts	Left bloc	80.34%
2026 10/04/2026	Round 1	Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)48.87% Lula (PT)43.90% Escritor Augusto Cury (AVANTE)2.48% Renan Santos (MISSÃO)2.13% +8 more Ronaldo Caiado (PSD)2.13% Zema (NOVO)0.27% Samara (UP)0.11% Veterinário Wilson Grassi (DEMOCRATA)0.04% Hertz Dias (PSTU)0.03% Clariana Barao (DC)0.03% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.02% Edmilson Costa (PCB)0.00%	+6.94 pts	Right bloc	79.84%
2022 10/30/2022	Round 2	Jair Bolsonaro (PL)51.05% Lula (PT)48.95%	+2.10 pts	Right bloc	77.73%
2022 10/02/2022	Round 1	Lula (PT)46.60% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)45.39% Simone Tebet (MDB)4.46% Ciro Gomes (PDT)2.50% +7 more Soraya Thronicke (UNIÃO)0.44% Felipe D Avila (NOVO)0.43% Léo Péricles (UP)0.09% Padre Kelmon (PTB)0.06% Sofia Manzano (PCB)0.02% Vera (PSTU)0.01% Constituinte Eymael (DC)0.01%	+1.57 pts	Right bloc	77.80%
2018 10/28/2018	Round 2	Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)63.50% Fernando Haddad (PT)36.50%	+26.99 pts	Right bloc	74.65%
2018 10/07/2018	Round 1	Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)54.95% Fernando Haddad (PT)17.93% Ciro Gomes (PDT)14.60% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)4.16% +9 more Marina Silva (REDE)2.11% Cabo Daciolo (PATRI)2.08% João Amoêdo (NOVO)1.37% Henrique Meirelles (MDB)1.14% Guilherme Boulos (PSOL)0.73% Alvaro Dias (PODE)0.64% João Goulart Filho (PPL)0.13% Eymael (DC)0.09% Vera (PSTU)0.08%	+28.84 pts	Right bloc	76.26%
2014 10/26/2014	Round 2	Dilma (PT)50.42% Aécio Neves (PSDB)49.58%	−0.84 pts	Left bloc	78.86%
2014 10/05/2014	Round 1	Dilma (PT)33.07% Marina Silva (PSB)32.07% Aécio Neves (PSDB)30.38% Pastor Everaldo (PSC)1.71% +7 more Luciana Genro (PSOL)1.25% Eduardo Jorge (PV)0.84% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.47% Eymael (PSDC)0.11% Mauro Iasi (PCB)0.04% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.04% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.03%	−34.66 pts	Left bloc	81.25%
2010 10/31/2010	Round 2	Dilma (PT)50.68% José Serra (PSDB)49.32%	−1.35 pts	Left bloc	81.87%
2010 10/03/2010	Round 1	Dilma (PT)38.01% Marina Silva (PV)31.71% José Serra (PSDB)28.68% Plínio (PSOL)1.23% +5 more Zé Maria (PSTU)0.15% Ivan Pinheiro (PCB)0.08% Eymael (PSDC)0.07% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.04% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.03%	−42.41 pts	Left bloc	84.27%
2006 10/29/2006	Round 2	Lula (PT)68.99% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)31.01%	−37.98 pts	Left bloc	87.34%
2006 10/01/2006	Round 1	Lula (PT)49.62% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)31.69% Heloísa Helena (PSOL)14.28% Cristovam Buarque (PDT)4.21% +3 more José Maria Eymael (PSDC)0.09% Ana Maria Rangel (PRP)0.09% Luciano Bivar (PSL)0.02%	−36.22 pts	Left bloc	89.26%
2002 10/27/2002	Round 2	Lula (PT)80.04% José Serra (PSDB)19.96%	−60.07 pts	Left bloc	82.80%
2002 10/06/2002	Round 1	Garotinho (PSB)45.23% Lula (PT)41.12% José Serra (PSDB)7.48% Ciro (PPS)5.51% +2 more Zé Maria (PSTU)0.63% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.03%	−85.04 pts	Left bloc	85.64%
1998 10/04/1998	Round 1	Lula (PT)48.58% Fernando Henrique (PSDB)38.82% Ciro Gomes (PPS)8.75% Enéas (PRONA)2.34% +8 more João de Deus Barbosa (PT do B)0.32% Eymael (PSDC)0.27% Sirkis (PV)0.25% Thereza Ruiz (PTN)0.22% Brigadeiro Ivan Frota (PMN)0.15% Sergio Bueno (PSC)0.13% Vasco Neto (PSN)0.10% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.08%	−16.24 pts	Left bloc	82.29%
1994 10/03/1994	Round 1	Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB)44.38% Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT)27.51% Eneas Ferreira Carneiro (PRONA)12.86% Leonel de Moura Brizola (PDT)8.99% +4 more Orestes Quercia (PMDB)3.67% Esperidiao Amin Helou Filho (PPR)1.62% Carlos Antonio Gomes (PRN)0.56% Hernani Goulart Fortuna (PSC)0.40%	+26.99 pts	Right bloc	87.15%

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
2022(between rounds)·Left bloc→Right bloc
2026(Round 2)·Right bloc→Left bloc
2026(between rounds)·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.