RJ · Petrópolis immediate region

São José do Vale do Rio Preto: how it voted for president

In the 2026 runoff, Flavio Bolsonaro won São José do Vale do Rio Preto with 75.16% of valid votes against 24.84% for Lula: a margin of 50.32 points, 53.89 points right of Brazil.

Solid right

Lean versus Brazil: +55.09pts; Weighted mean of the municipality's right − left margin minus Brazil's in the 2026, 2022, 2018 and 2014 runoffs.
Electorate (2026): 16,230; 66th largest electorate in Rio de Janeiro
Side changes: 0; Times the leading bloc changed from one election to the next, in 9 elections since 1994. Plus 1 turn(s) between round 1 and round 2 of the same year.
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 José do Vale do Rio Preto+50.32 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)75.16% Lula (PT)24.84%	+50.32 pts	Right bloc	81.08%
2026 10/04/2026	Round 1	Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)74.11% Lula (PT)18.60% Escritor Augusto Cury (AVANTE)2.79% Ronaldo Caiado (PSD)2.03% +8 more Renan Santos (MISSÃO)1.96% Zema (NOVO)0.37% Samara (UP)0.07% Edmilson Costa (PCB)0.02% Clariana Barao (DC)0.02% Veterinário Wilson Grassi (DEMOCRATA)0.02% Hertz Dias (PSTU)0.01% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.01%	+56.99 pts	Right bloc	79.91%
2022 10/30/2022	Round 2	Jair Bolsonaro (PL)78.15% Lula (PT)21.85%	+56.29 pts	Right bloc	78.86%
2022 10/02/2022	Round 1	Jair Bolsonaro (PL)74.09% Lula (PT)19.40% Simone Tebet (MDB)3.05% Ciro Gomes (PDT)2.31% +7 more Soraya Thronicke (UNIÃO)0.55% Felipe D Avila (NOVO)0.43% Padre Kelmon (PTB)0.11% Léo Péricles (UP)0.04% Sofia Manzano (PCB)0.02% Vera (PSTU)0.01% Constituinte Eymael (DC)0.00%	+56.46 pts	Right bloc	76.28%
2018 10/28/2018	Round 2	Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)84.89% Fernando Haddad (PT)15.11%	+69.78 pts	Right bloc	75.31%
2018 10/07/2018	Round 1	Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)76.01% Fernando Haddad (PT)7.24% Ciro Gomes (PDT)6.13% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)5.67% +9 more João Amoêdo (NOVO)1.69% Cabo Daciolo (PATRI)0.90% Marina Silva (REDE)0.80% Henrique Meirelles (MDB)0.69% Alvaro Dias (PODE)0.47% Guilherme Boulos (PSOL)0.25% Eymael (DC)0.07% Vera (PSTU)0.04% João Goulart Filho (PPL)0.03%	+71.01 pts	Right bloc	77.37%
2014 10/26/2014	Round 2	Aécio Neves (PSDB)69.35% Dilma (PT)30.65%	+38.70 pts	Right bloc	77.30%
2014 10/05/2014	Round 1	Aécio Neves (PSDB)50.46% Dilma (PT)22.13% Marina Silva (PSB)21.71% Pastor Everaldo (PSC)3.93% +7 more Luciana Genro (PSOL)0.70% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.48% Eduardo Jorge (PV)0.36% Mauro Iasi (PCB)0.11% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.05% Eymael (PSDC)0.05% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.02%	+9.83 pts	Right bloc	78.83%
2010 10/31/2010	Round 2	José Serra (PSDB)72.12% Dilma (PT)27.88%	+44.24 pts	Right bloc	78.85%
2010 10/03/2010	Round 1	José Serra (PSDB)55.97% Marina Silva (PV)23.56% Dilma (PT)19.54% Plínio (PSOL)0.44% +5 more Eymael (PSDC)0.22% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.14% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.10% Ivan Pinheiro (PCB)0.02% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.01%	+12.60 pts	Right bloc	83.55%
2006 10/29/2006	Round 2	Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)57.85% Lula (PT)42.15%	+15.70 pts	Right bloc	83.53%
2006 10/01/2006	Round 1	Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)63.38% Lula (PT)26.48% Heloísa Helena (PSOL)7.19% Cristovam Buarque (PDT)2.75% +3 more José Maria Eymael (PSDC)0.07% Ana Maria Rangel (PRP)0.06% Luciano Bivar (PSL)0.06%	+27.15 pts	Right bloc	86.23%
2002 10/27/2002	Round 2	José Serra (PSDB)58.70% Lula (PT)41.30%	+17.40 pts	Right bloc	85.26%
2002 10/06/2002	Round 1	Garotinho (PSB)54.48% Lula (PT)20.19% José Serra (PSDB)18.24% Ciro (PPS)6.56% +2 more Zé Maria (PSTU)0.49% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.04%	−63.52 pts	Left bloc	88.48%
1998 10/04/1998	Round 1	Fernando Henrique (PSDB)82.29% Lula (PT)9.84% Ciro Gomes (PPS)5.76% Enéas (PRONA)0.98% +8 more Brigadeiro Ivan Frota (PMN)0.47% Eymael (PSDC)0.17% João de Deus Barbosa (PT do B)0.17% Sirkis (PV)0.13% Sergio Bueno (PSC)0.10% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.03% Thereza Ruiz (PTN)0.03% Vasco Neto (PSN)0.03%	+67.20 pts	Right bloc	85.33%
1994 10/03/1994	Round 1	Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB)79.07% Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT)7.49% Eneas Ferreira Carneiro (PRONA)5.57% Leonel de Moura Brizola (PDT)4.15% +4 more Esperidiao Amin Helou Filho (PPR)1.47% Orestes Quercia (PMDB)1.44% Hernani Goulart Fortuna (PSC)0.46% Carlos Antonio Gomes (PRN)0.35%	+76.72 pts	Right bloc	88.44%

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

When the municipality changed sides

2002(between rounds)·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.