RJ · Volta Redonda - Barra Mansa immediate region

Volta Redonda: how it voted for president

In the 2026 runoff, Flavio Bolsonaro won Volta Redonda with 50.42% of valid votes against 49.58% for Lula: a margin of 0.84 points, 4.41 points right of Brazil.

Lean rightSwing

Lean versus Brazil: +6.81pts; Weighted mean of the municipality's right − left margin minus Brazil's in the 2026, 2022, 2018 and 2014 runoffs.
Electorate (2026): 221,978; 10th 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.

Volta Redonda+0.84 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)50.42% Lula (PT)49.58%	+0.84 pts	Right bloc	78.91%
2026 10/04/2026	Round 1	Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)50.06% Lula (PT)42.06% Escritor Augusto Cury (AVANTE)2.88% Renan Santos (MISSÃO)2.47% +8 more Ronaldo Caiado (PSD)1.90% Zema (NOVO)0.32% Samara (UP)0.14% Hertz Dias (PSTU)0.06% Clariana Barao (DC)0.04% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.03% Edmilson Costa (PCB)0.02% Veterinário Wilson Grassi (DEMOCRATA)0.01%	+9.62 pts	Right bloc	77.68%
2022 10/30/2022	Round 2	Jair Bolsonaro (PL)52.88% Lula (PT)47.12%	+5.76 pts	Right bloc	79.51%
2022 10/02/2022	Round 1	Jair Bolsonaro (PL)47.14% Lula (PT)44.54% Simone Tebet (MDB)4.16% Ciro Gomes (PDT)3.00% +7 more Felipe D Avila (NOVO)0.49% Soraya Thronicke (UNIÃO)0.43% Padre Kelmon (PTB)0.08% Léo Péricles (UP)0.06% Sofia Manzano (PCB)0.05% Vera (PSTU)0.04% Constituinte Eymael (DC)0.02%	+4.64 pts	Right bloc	79.57%
2018 10/28/2018	Round 2	Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)64.13% Fernando Haddad (PT)35.87%	+28.26 pts	Right bloc	78.15%
2018 10/07/2018	Round 1	Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)55.22% Fernando Haddad (PT)18.22% Ciro Gomes (PDT)14.70% Cabo Daciolo (PATRI)2.84% +9 more João Amoêdo (NOVO)2.36% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)2.22% Marina Silva (REDE)1.59% Alvaro Dias (PODE)0.96% Henrique Meirelles (MDB)0.90% Guilherme Boulos (PSOL)0.82% Vera (PSTU)0.09% Eymael (DC)0.04% João Goulart Filho (PPL)0.03%	+29.10 pts	Right bloc	79.25%
2014 10/26/2014	Round 2	Dilma (PT)55.76% Aécio Neves (PSDB)44.24%	−11.53 pts	Left bloc	81.31%
2014 10/05/2014	Round 1	Marina Silva (PSB)36.69% Dilma (PT)34.12% Aécio Neves (PSDB)24.07% Luciana Genro (PSOL)2.09% +7 more Pastor Everaldo (PSC)1.36% Eduardo Jorge (PV)0.82% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.53% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.18% Eymael (PSDC)0.07% Mauro Iasi (PCB)0.05% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.02%	−47.94 pts	Left bloc	83.04%
2010 10/31/2010	Round 2	Dilma (PT)61.74% José Serra (PSDB)38.26%	−23.48 pts	Left bloc	81.85%
2010 10/03/2010	Round 1	Marina Silva (PV)40.02% Dilma (PT)39.53% José Serra (PSDB)18.70% Plínio (PSOL)1.33% +5 more Zé Maria (PSTU)0.16% Eymael (PSDC)0.12% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.09% Ivan Pinheiro (PCB)0.04% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.02%	−62.20 pts	Left bloc	85.56%
2006 10/29/2006	Round 2	Lula (PT)77.79% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)22.21%	−55.58 pts	Left bloc	84.53%
2006 10/01/2006	Round 1	Lula (PT)62.15% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)21.75% Heloísa Helena (PSOL)11.94% Cristovam Buarque (PDT)3.87% +3 more Ana Maria Rangel (PRP)0.19% José Maria Eymael (PSDC)0.05% Luciano Bivar (PSL)0.05%	−55.92 pts	Left bloc	86.24%
2002 10/27/2002	Round 2	Lula (PT)84.44% José Serra (PSDB)15.56%	−68.87 pts	Left bloc	85.89%
2002 10/06/2002	Round 1	Lula (PT)57.91% Garotinho (PSB)29.90% José Serra (PSDB)6.35% Ciro (PPS)5.09% +2 more Zé Maria (PSTU)0.71% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.04%	−87.30 pts	Left bloc	88.26%
1998 10/04/1998	Round 1	Lula (PT)62.33% Fernando Henrique (PSDB)24.98% Ciro Gomes (PPS)9.89% Enéas (PRONA)1.97% +8 more Thereza Ruiz (PTN)0.22% Sirkis (PV)0.13% João de Deus Barbosa (PT do B)0.12% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.10% Brigadeiro Ivan Frota (PMN)0.07% Vasco Neto (PSN)0.07% Eymael (PSDC)0.07% Sergio Bueno (PSC)0.06%	−45.29 pts	Left bloc	85.03%
1994 10/03/1994	Round 1	Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT)42.69% Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB)33.46% Eneas Ferreira Carneiro (PRONA)13.43% Leonel de Moura Brizola (PDT)5.21% +4 more Orestes Quercia (PMDB)2.78% Esperidiao Amin Helou Filho (PPR)1.69% Hernani Goulart Fortuna (PSC)0.41% Carlos Antonio Gomes (PRN)0.33%	+4.20 pts	Right bloc	88.10%

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.