RJ · Três Rios - Paraíba do Sul immediate region

Três Rios: how it voted for president

In the 2026 runoff, Lula won Três Rios with 53.55% of valid votes against 46.45% for Flavio Bolsonaro: a margin of 7.11 points, 3.54 points left of Brazil.

Lean leftSwingBellwether

Lean versus Brazil: −4.86pts; Weighted mean of the municipality's right − left margin minus Brazil's in the 2026, 2022, 2018 and 2014 runoffs.
Electorate (2026): 62,489; 32th 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 1 turn(s) between round 1 and round 2 of the same year.
Bellwether?: Yes; Voted for the national winner in every runoff from 2002 to 2026.

On the map of Rio de Janeiro

2026 runoff, colored by margin: pale in tight races, deep in landslides. Click a municipality to open its page.

Loading municipalities…

Hover or tap a municipality; click to open its page.

← Left bloc aheadRight bloc ahead →

Margin in percentage points of valid votes (right − left).

Municipality, state and Brazil

Right − left margin in the 2026 runoff, in percentage points.

Três Rios−7.11 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)53.55% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)46.45%	−7.11 pts	Left bloc	79.23%
2026 10/04/2026	Round 1	Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)46.07% Lula (PT)45.23% Escritor Augusto Cury (AVANTE)3.24% Ronaldo Caiado (PSD)2.70% +8 more Renan Santos (MISSÃO)2.16% Zema (NOVO)0.32% Samara (UP)0.15% Clariana Barao (DC)0.04% Hertz Dias (PSTU)0.04% Edmilson Costa (PCB)0.02% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.02% Veterinário Wilson Grassi (DEMOCRATA)0.02%	+2.62 pts	Right bloc	78.25%
2022 10/30/2022	Round 2	Lula (PT)52.98% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)47.02%	−5.97 pts	Left bloc	79.27%
2022 10/02/2022	Round 1	Lula (PT)50.10% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)42.04% Simone Tebet (MDB)3.89% Ciro Gomes (PDT)2.86% +7 more Soraya Thronicke (UNIÃO)0.52% Felipe D Avila (NOVO)0.39% Padre Kelmon (PTB)0.09% Léo Péricles (UP)0.05% Vera (PSTU)0.03% Sofia Manzano (PCB)0.02% Constituinte Eymael (DC)0.01%	−6.11 pts	Left bloc	78.31%
2018 10/28/2018	Round 2	Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)56.09% Fernando Haddad (PT)43.91%	+12.17 pts	Right bloc	76.33%
2018 10/07/2018	Round 1	Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)47.31% Fernando Haddad (PT)24.41% Ciro Gomes (PDT)16.53% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)3.22% +9 more Cabo Daciolo (PATRI)2.03% João Amoêdo (NOVO)2.01% Marina Silva (REDE)1.60% Henrique Meirelles (MDB)1.39% Guilherme Boulos (PSOL)0.80% Alvaro Dias (PODE)0.55% Vera (PSTU)0.08% Eymael (DC)0.04% João Goulart Filho (PPL)0.03%	+13.10 pts	Right bloc	78.06%
2014 10/26/2014	Round 2	Dilma (PT)64.54% Aécio Neves (PSDB)35.46%	−29.07 pts	Left bloc	79.75%
2014 10/05/2014	Round 1	Dilma (PT)45.65% Aécio Neves (PSDB)25.10% Marina Silva (PSB)25.10% Luciana Genro (PSOL)1.79% +7 more Pastor Everaldo (PSC)1.21% Eduardo Jorge (PV)0.54% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.37% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.15% Eymael (PSDC)0.04% Mauro Iasi (PCB)0.04% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.02%	−46.56 pts	Left bloc	81.92%
2010 10/31/2010	Round 2	Dilma (PT)62.66% José Serra (PSDB)37.34%	−25.32 pts	Left bloc	81.20%
2010 10/03/2010	Round 1	Dilma (PT)47.95% Marina Silva (PV)26.11% José Serra (PSDB)24.37% Plínio (PSOL)1.12% +5 more Eymael (PSDC)0.21% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.11% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.09% Ivan Pinheiro (PCB)0.03% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.01%	−50.65 pts	Left bloc	84.40%
2006 10/29/2006	Round 2	Lula (PT)73.16% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)26.84%	−46.33 pts	Left bloc	83.06%
2006 10/01/2006	Round 1	Lula (PT)57.60% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)26.04% Heloísa Helena (PSOL)12.91% Cristovam Buarque (PDT)3.19% +3 more Ana Maria Rangel (PRP)0.14% José Maria Eymael (PSDC)0.07% Luciano Bivar (PSL)0.04%	−47.40 pts	Left bloc	85.24%
2002 10/27/2002	Round 2	Lula (PT)80.05% José Serra (PSDB)19.95%	−60.09 pts	Left bloc	84.67%
2002 10/06/2002	Round 1	Garotinho (PSB)47.95% Lula (PT)38.01% José Serra (PSDB)6.73% Ciro (PPS)6.50% +2 more Zé Maria (PSTU)0.77% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.04%	−86.53 pts	Left bloc	87.36%
1998 10/04/1998	Round 1	Lula (PT)47.63% Fernando Henrique (PSDB)36.22% Ciro Gomes (PPS)12.11% Enéas (PRONA)2.16% +8 more João de Deus Barbosa (PT do B)0.58% Eymael (PSDC)0.54% Thereza Ruiz (PTN)0.21% Sirkis (PV)0.15% Vasco Neto (PSN)0.12% Brigadeiro Ivan Frota (PMN)0.12% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.09% Sergio Bueno (PSC)0.06%	−21.36 pts	Left bloc	84.47%
1994 10/03/1994	Round 1	Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB)46.48% Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT)24.59% Leonel de Moura Brizola (PDT)11.25% Eneas Ferreira Carneiro (PRONA)10.47% +4 more Orestes Quercia (PMDB)4.51% Esperidiao Amin Helou Filho (PPR)1.70% Carlos Antonio Gomes (PRN)0.57% Hernani Goulart Fortuna (PSC)0.43%	+28.33 pts	Right bloc	88.50%

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

Other municipalities in the Três Rios - Paraíba do Sul immediate region

Find another municipality

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.