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São Gonçalo: how it voted for president

In the 2026 runoff, Flavio Bolsonaro won São Gonçalo with 51.98% of valid votes against 48.02% for Lula: a margin of 3.96 points, 7.53 points right of Brazil.

Likely right

Lean versus Brazil: +8.42pts; Weighted mean of the municipality's right − left margin minus Brazil's in the 2026, 2022, 2018 and 2014 runoffs.
Electorate (2026): 653,176; 2th 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.

São Gonçalo+3.96 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)51.98% Lula (PT)48.02%	+3.96 pts	Right bloc	78.18%
2026 10/04/2026	Round 1	Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)52.37% Lula (PT)40.41% Escritor Augusto Cury (AVANTE)2.68% Renan Santos (MISSÃO)2.15% +8 more Ronaldo Caiado (PSD)1.95% Zema (NOVO)0.16% Samara (UP)0.13% Clariana Barao (DC)0.04% Hertz Dias (PSTU)0.04% Edmilson Costa (PCB)0.03% Veterinário Wilson Grassi (DEMOCRATA)0.02% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.01%	+13.39 pts	Right bloc	76.54%
2022 10/30/2022	Round 2	Jair Bolsonaro (PL)55.42% Lula (PT)44.58%	+10.84 pts	Right bloc	78.05%
2022 10/02/2022	Round 1	Jair Bolsonaro (PL)50.09% Lula (PT)42.40% Simone Tebet (MDB)3.37% Ciro Gomes (PDT)3.12% +7 more Soraya Thronicke (UNIÃO)0.49% Felipe D Avila (NOVO)0.32% Padre Kelmon (PTB)0.07% Léo Péricles (UP)0.06% Sofia Manzano (PCB)0.04% Vera (PSTU)0.02% Constituinte Eymael (DC)0.02%	+8.72 pts	Right bloc	77.44%
2018 10/28/2018	Round 2	Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)67.35% Fernando Haddad (PT)32.65%	+34.71 pts	Right bloc	76.70%
2018 10/07/2018	Round 1	Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)59.62% Fernando Haddad (PT)17.34% Ciro Gomes (PDT)13.41% Cabo Daciolo (PATRI)2.91% +9 more Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)1.91% Marina Silva (REDE)1.58% João Amoêdo (NOVO)0.99% Henrique Meirelles (MDB)0.88% Guilherme Boulos (PSOL)0.68% Alvaro Dias (PODE)0.49% Vera (PSTU)0.09% Eymael (DC)0.07% João Goulart Filho (PPL)0.03%	+33.74 pts	Right bloc	77.58%
2014 10/26/2014	Round 2	Dilma (PT)68.02% Aécio Neves (PSDB)31.98%	−36.05 pts	Left bloc	78.32%
2014 10/05/2014	Round 1	Dilma (PT)47.21% Marina Silva (PSB)29.35% Aécio Neves (PSDB)17.19% Luciana Genro (PSOL)2.57% +7 more Pastor Everaldo (PSC)1.65% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)1.05% Eduardo Jorge (PV)0.55% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.22% Eymael (PSDC)0.11% Mauro Iasi (PCB)0.09% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.02%	−60.00 pts	Left bloc	80.94%
2010 10/31/2010	Round 2	Dilma (PT)70.17% José Serra (PSDB)29.83%	−40.35 pts	Left bloc	79.92%
2010 10/03/2010	Round 1	Dilma (PT)49.46% Marina Silva (PV)34.02% José Serra (PSDB)14.19% Plínio (PSOL)1.68% +5 more Eymael (PSDC)0.26% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.22% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.10% Ivan Pinheiro (PCB)0.06% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.02%	−70.90 pts	Left bloc	84.09%
2006 10/29/2006	Round 2	Lula (PT)80.45% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)19.55%	−60.89 pts	Left bloc	84.07%
2006 10/01/2006	Round 1	Lula (PT)59.76% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)19.12% Heloísa Helena (PSOL)16.60% Cristovam Buarque (PDT)4.11% +3 more Ana Maria Rangel (PRP)0.18% José Maria Eymael (PSDC)0.16% Luciano Bivar (PSL)0.08%	−60.93 pts	Left bloc	86.45%
2002 10/27/2002	Round 2	Lula (PT)84.10% José Serra (PSDB)15.90%	−68.21 pts	Left bloc	84.45%
2002 10/06/2002	Round 1	Garotinho (PSB)52.11% Lula (PT)35.27% Ciro (PPS)6.80% José Serra (PSDB)4.97% +2 more Zé Maria (PSTU)0.79% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.06%	−90.05 pts	Left bloc	86.18%
1998 10/04/1998	Round 1	Lula (PT)48.77% Fernando Henrique (PSDB)37.40% Ciro Gomes (PPS)8.79% Enéas (PRONA)3.67% +8 more Thereza Ruiz (PTN)0.25% Brigadeiro Ivan Frota (PMN)0.21% Sergio Bueno (PSC)0.18% Vasco Neto (PSN)0.18% Eymael (PSDC)0.15% João de Deus Barbosa (PT do B)0.14% Sirkis (PV)0.13% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.13%	−16.34 pts	Left bloc	81.06%
1994 10/03/1994	Round 1	Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB)41.79% Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT)25.88% Eneas Ferreira Carneiro (PRONA)14.01% Leonel de Moura Brizola (PDT)13.72% +4 more Orestes Quercia (PMDB)2.18% Esperidiao Amin Helou Filho (PPR)1.31% Hernani Goulart Fortuna (PSC)0.59% Carlos Antonio Gomes (PRN)0.51%	+20.80 pts	Right bloc	86.51%

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.