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Nova Iguaçu: how it voted for president

In the 2026 runoff, Flavio Bolsonaro won Nova Iguaçu with 59.01% of valid votes against 40.99% for Lula: a margin of 18.02 points, 21.59 points right of Brazil.

Solid right

Lean versus Brazil: +21.45pts; Weighted mean of the municipality's right − left margin minus Brazil's in the 2026, 2022, 2018 and 2014 runoffs.
Electorate (2026): 614,949; 4th 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.

Nova Iguaçu+18.02 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)59.01% Lula (PT)40.99%	+18.02 pts	Right bloc	78.56%
2026 10/04/2026	Round 1	Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)59.45% Lula (PT)33.68% Escritor Augusto Cury (AVANTE)2.50% Renan Santos (MISSÃO)2.13% +8 more Ronaldo Caiado (PSD)1.79% Zema (NOVO)0.17% Samara (UP)0.14% Clariana Barao (DC)0.04% Hertz Dias (PSTU)0.03% Edmilson Costa (PCB)0.03% Veterinário Wilson Grassi (DEMOCRATA)0.02% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.01%	+27.20 pts	Right bloc	77.59%
2022 10/30/2022	Round 2	Jair Bolsonaro (PL)62.97% Lula (PT)37.03%	+25.93 pts	Right bloc	79.07%
2022 10/02/2022	Round 1	Jair Bolsonaro (PL)57.27% Lula (PT)35.80% Simone Tebet (MDB)3.12% Ciro Gomes (PDT)2.74% +7 more Soraya Thronicke (UNIÃO)0.54% Felipe D Avila (NOVO)0.29% Léo Péricles (UP)0.08% Padre Kelmon (PTB)0.08% Sofia Manzano (PCB)0.03% Vera (PSTU)0.02% Constituinte Eymael (DC)0.01%	+22.64 pts	Right bloc	79.35%
2018 10/28/2018	Round 2	Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)72.48% Fernando Haddad (PT)27.52%	+44.96 pts	Right bloc	77.48%
2018 10/07/2018	Round 1	Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)65.04% Fernando Haddad (PT)14.76% Ciro Gomes (PDT)10.98% Cabo Daciolo (PATRI)3.11% +9 more Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)1.95% Marina Silva (REDE)1.46% Henrique Meirelles (MDB)1.02% João Amoêdo (NOVO)0.73% Guilherme Boulos (PSOL)0.45% Alvaro Dias (PODE)0.36% Vera (PSTU)0.07% Eymael (DC)0.04% João Goulart Filho (PPL)0.03%	+44.51 pts	Right bloc	78.12%
2014 10/26/2014	Round 2	Dilma (PT)63.85% Aécio Neves (PSDB)36.15%	−27.71 pts	Left bloc	78.46%
2014 10/05/2014	Round 1	Dilma (PT)42.18% Marina Silva (PSB)32.89% Aécio Neves (PSDB)19.52% Pastor Everaldo (PSC)2.01% +7 more Luciana Genro (PSOL)1.58% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.96% Eduardo Jorge (PV)0.47% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.16% Eymael (PSDC)0.13% Mauro Iasi (PCB)0.08% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.01%	−54.75 pts	Left bloc	81.09%
2010 10/31/2010	Round 2	Dilma (PT)65.37% José Serra (PSDB)34.63%	−30.74 pts	Left bloc	79.53%
2010 10/03/2010	Round 1	Dilma (PT)46.07% Marina Silva (PV)33.94% José Serra (PSDB)18.07% Plínio (PSOL)1.35% +5 more Eymael (PSDC)0.22% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.19% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.08% Ivan Pinheiro (PCB)0.06% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.02%	−63.25 pts	Left bloc	83.39%
2006 10/29/2006	Round 2	Lula (PT)76.73% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)23.27%	−53.46 pts	Left bloc	83.79%
2006 10/01/2006	Round 1	Lula (PT)56.48% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)23.40% Heloísa Helena (PSOL)16.87% Cristovam Buarque (PDT)2.86% +3 more Ana Maria Rangel (PRP)0.18% José Maria Eymael (PSDC)0.15% Luciano Bivar (PSL)0.07%	−52.42 pts	Left bloc	86.65%
2002 10/27/2002	Round 2	Lula (PT)83.16% José Serra (PSDB)16.84%	−66.33 pts	Left bloc	83.15%
2002 10/06/2002	Round 1	Garotinho (PSB)63.55% Lula (PT)26.62% Ciro (PPS)4.70% José Serra (PSDB)4.49% +2 more Zé Maria (PSTU)0.59% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.04%	−91.01 pts	Left bloc	85.93%
1998 10/04/1998	Round 1	Fernando Henrique (PSDB)43.96% Lula (PT)43.44% Ciro Gomes (PPS)7.51% Enéas (PRONA)3.89% +8 more Thereza Ruiz (PTN)0.27% Sergio Bueno (PSC)0.25% João de Deus Barbosa (PT do B)0.13% Brigadeiro Ivan Frota (PMN)0.13% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.13% Sirkis (PV)0.11% Eymael (PSDC)0.11% Vasco Neto (PSN)0.06%	−2.93 pts	Left bloc	78.57%
1994 10/03/1994	Round 1	Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB)41.57% Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT)23.19% Leonel de Moura Brizola (PDT)15.91% Eneas Ferreira Carneiro (PRONA)14.02% +4 more Orestes Quercia (PMDB)2.91% Esperidiao Amin Helou Filho (PPR)1.19% Hernani Goulart Fortuna (PSC)0.67% Carlos Antonio Gomes (PRN)0.54%	+21.80 pts	Right bloc	81.74%

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.