RN · Santa Cruz immediate region

Sítio Novo: how it voted for president

In the 2026 runoff, Lula won Sítio Novo with 80.51% of valid votes against 19.49% for Flavio Bolsonaro: a margin of 61.01 points, 57.44 points left of Brazil.

Solid left

Lean versus Brazil: −62.29pts; Weighted mean of the municipality's right − left margin minus Brazil's in the 2026, 2022, 2018 and 2014 runoffs.
Electorate (2026): 5,159; 114th largest electorate in Rio Grande do Norte
Side changes: 1; Times the leading bloc changed from one election to the next, in 9 elections since 1994.
Bellwether?: No; Has voted for the national winner since 2022.

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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.

Sítio Novo−61.01 pts
Rio Grande do Norte−31.44 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)80.51% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)19.49%	−61.01 pts	Left bloc	82.59%
2026 10/04/2026	Round 1	Lula (PT)74.74% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)21.44% Escritor Augusto Cury (AVANTE)2.18% Renan Santos (MISSÃO)0.97% +8 more Ronaldo Caiado (PSD)0.62% Zema (NOVO)0.02% Samara (UP)0.02% Hertz Dias (PSTU)0.00% Edmilson Costa (PCB)0.00% Clariana Barao (DC)0.00% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.00% Veterinário Wilson Grassi (DEMOCRATA)0.00%	−53.89 pts	Left bloc	81.98%
2022 10/30/2022	Round 2	Lula (PT)81.33% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)18.67%	−62.66 pts	Left bloc	79.38%
2022 10/02/2022	Round 1	Lula (PT)79.19% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)16.80% Ciro Gomes (PDT)2.49% Simone Tebet (MDB)1.21% +7 more Soraya Thronicke (UNIÃO)0.10% Sofia Manzano (PCB)0.05% Felipe D Avila (NOVO)0.05% Léo Péricles (UP)0.05% Padre Kelmon (PTB)0.03% Constituinte Eymael (DC)0.03% Vera (PSTU)0.00%	−63.56 pts	Left bloc	81.30%
2018 10/28/2018	Round 2	Fernando Haddad (PT)82.55% Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)17.45%	−65.10 pts	Left bloc	77.22%
2018 10/07/2018	Round 1	Fernando Haddad (PT)65.86% Ciro Gomes (PDT)16.38% Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)14.66% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)1.81% +9 more João Amoêdo (NOVO)0.32% Cabo Daciolo (PATRI)0.26% Henrique Meirelles (MDB)0.23% Alvaro Dias (PODE)0.20% Marina Silva (REDE)0.18% Guilherme Boulos (PSOL)0.09% Vera (PSTU)0.00% Eymael (DC)0.00% João Goulart Filho (PPL)0.00%	−65.01 pts	Left bloc	83.93%
2014 10/26/2014	Round 2	Dilma (PT)81.57% Aécio Neves (PSDB)18.43%	−63.15 pts	Left bloc	74.45%
2014 10/05/2014	Round 1	Dilma (PT)76.12% Aécio Neves (PSDB)12.45% Marina Silva (PSB)10.83% Luciana Genro (PSOL)0.23% +4 more Eduardo Jorge (PV)0.17% Pastor Everaldo (PSC)0.11% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.06% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.03%	−74.82 pts	Left bloc	81.34%
2010 10/31/2010	Round 2	Dilma (PT)71.84% José Serra (PSDB)28.16%	−43.69 pts	Left bloc	75.25%
2010 10/03/2010	Round 1	Dilma (PT)69.20% José Serra (PSDB)23.26% Marina Silva (PV)7.32% Plínio (PSOL)0.13% +3 more Zé Maria (PSTU)0.03% Ivan Pinheiro (PCB)0.03% Eymael (PSDC)0.03%	−53.42 pts	Left bloc	85.62%
2006 10/29/2006	Round 2	Lula (PT)75.02% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)24.98%	−50.04 pts	Left bloc	85.04%
2006 10/01/2006	Round 1	Lula (PT)67.47% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)28.76% Heloísa Helena (PSOL)2.59% Cristovam Buarque (PDT)1.01% +2 more Ana Maria Rangel (PRP)0.11% Luciano Bivar (PSL)0.07%	−42.13 pts	Left bloc	87.56%
2002 10/27/2002	Round 2	José Serra (PSDB)61.84% Lula (PT)38.16%	+23.68 pts	Right bloc	72.86%
2002 10/06/2002	Round 1	José Serra (PSDB)30.24% Lula (PT)28.40% Ciro (PPS)25.00% Garotinho (PSB)16.18% +1 more Zé Maria (PSTU)0.18%	−39.52 pts	Left bloc	79.16%
1998 10/04/1998	Round 1	Fernando Henrique (PSDB)62.73% Ciro Gomes (PPS)16.32% Lula (PT)14.06% Enéas (PRONA)1.60% +8 more Eymael (PSDC)1.21% Brigadeiro Ivan Frota (PMN)1.05% Sirkis (PV)0.83% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.66% Vasco Neto (PSN)0.50% João de Deus Barbosa (PT do B)0.44% Sergio Bueno (PSC)0.33% Thereza Ruiz (PTN)0.28%	+33.30 pts	Right bloc	76.91%
1994 10/03/1994	Round 1	Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB)72.57% Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT)14.29% Orestes Quercia (PMDB)5.12% Eneas Ferreira Carneiro (PRONA)4.27% +4 more Leonel de Moura Brizola (PDT)1.71% Carlos Antonio Gomes (PRN)1.14% Esperidiao Amin Helou Filho (PPR)0.57% Hernani Goulart Fortuna (PSC)0.34%	+68.01 pts	Right bloc	79.37%

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

When the municipality changed sides

2006(Round 2)·Right bloc→Left 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.