RN · Natal immediate region

Taipu: how it voted for president

In the 2026 runoff, Lula won Taipu with 78.94% of valid votes against 21.06% for Flavio Bolsonaro: a margin of 57.88 points, 54.31 points left of Brazil.

Solid left

Lean versus Brazil: −57.70pts; Weighted mean of the municipality's right − left margin minus Brazil's in the 2026, 2022, 2018 and 2014 runoffs.
Electorate (2026): 10,543; 50th 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.

Taipu−57.88 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)78.94% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)21.06%	−57.88 pts	Left bloc	84.33%
2026 10/04/2026	Round 1	Lula (PT)73.59% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)21.79% Escritor Augusto Cury (AVANTE)2.60% Renan Santos (MISSÃO)1.25% +8 more Ronaldo Caiado (PSD)0.73% Edmilson Costa (PCB)0.02% Zema (NOVO)0.01% Samara (UP)0.01% Hertz Dias (PSTU)0.00% Clariana Barao (DC)0.00% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.00% Veterinário Wilson Grassi (DEMOCRATA)0.00%	−52.44 pts	Left bloc	83.79%
2022 10/30/2022	Round 2	Lula (PT)78.86% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)21.14%	−57.72 pts	Left bloc	82.70%
2022 10/02/2022	Round 1	Lula (PT)76.51% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)18.24% Ciro Gomes (PDT)3.08% Simone Tebet (MDB)1.80% +7 more Soraya Thronicke (UNIÃO)0.22% Padre Kelmon (PTB)0.06% Sofia Manzano (PCB)0.05% Felipe D Avila (NOVO)0.02% Léo Péricles (UP)0.01% Vera (PSTU)0.00% Constituinte Eymael (DC)0.00%	−59.30 pts	Left bloc	84.48%
2018 10/28/2018	Round 2	Fernando Haddad (PT)79.11% Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)20.89%	−58.22 pts	Left bloc	83.48%
2018 10/07/2018	Round 1	Fernando Haddad (PT)64.01% Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)15.94% Ciro Gomes (PDT)14.07% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)3.10% +9 more Cabo Daciolo (PATRI)1.05% Henrique Meirelles (MDB)0.66% Guilherme Boulos (PSOL)0.32% Marina Silva (REDE)0.28% João Amoêdo (NOVO)0.25% Alvaro Dias (PODE)0.17% João Goulart Filho (PPL)0.09% Vera (PSTU)0.05% Eymael (DC)0.01%	−57.63 pts	Left bloc	86.13%
2014 10/26/2014	Round 2	Dilma (PT)79.16% Aécio Neves (PSDB)20.84%	−58.33 pts	Left bloc	79.69%
2014 10/05/2014	Round 1	Dilma (PT)71.16% Marina Silva (PSB)14.98% Aécio Neves (PSDB)12.35% Luciana Genro (PSOL)0.47% +6 more Pastor Everaldo (PSC)0.44% Eduardo Jorge (PV)0.19% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.18% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.17% Mauro Iasi (PCB)0.03% Eymael (PSDC)0.03%	−74.02 pts	Left bloc	82.59%
2010 10/31/2010	Round 2	Dilma (PT)56.42% José Serra (PSDB)43.58%	−12.85 pts	Left bloc	77.89%
2010 10/03/2010	Round 1	Dilma (PT)56.28% José Serra (PSDB)34.40% Marina Silva (PV)8.63% Plínio (PSOL)0.49% +4 more Eymael (PSDC)0.12% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.03% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.03% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.02%	−30.90 pts	Left bloc	85.24%
2006 10/29/2006	Round 2	Lula (PT)70.13% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)29.87%	−40.25 pts	Left bloc	86.09%
2006 10/01/2006	Round 1	Lula (PT)62.16% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)33.64% Heloísa Helena (PSOL)2.63% Cristovam Buarque (PDT)1.33% +2 more Ana Maria Rangel (PRP)0.15% Luciano Bivar (PSL)0.08%	−32.26 pts	Left bloc	88.59%
2002 10/27/2002	Round 2	Lula (PT)61.93% José Serra (PSDB)38.07%	−23.87 pts	Left bloc	70.70%
2002 10/06/2002	Round 1	Lula (PT)49.00% José Serra (PSDB)24.82% Ciro (PPS)15.43% Garotinho (PSB)10.54% +2 more Zé Maria (PSTU)0.18% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.04%	−50.35 pts	Left bloc	77.32%
1998 10/04/1998	Round 1	Fernando Henrique (PSDB)65.72% Lula (PT)19.84% Ciro Gomes (PPS)8.21% Enéas (PRONA)1.27% +8 more Brigadeiro Ivan Frota (PMN)1.06% Sirkis (PV)0.97% João de Deus Barbosa (PT do B)0.68% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.66% Eymael (PSDC)0.66% Vasco Neto (PSN)0.43% Thereza Ruiz (PTN)0.32% Sergio Bueno (PSC)0.18%	+37.15 pts	Right bloc	77.34%
1994 10/03/1994	Round 1	Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB)68.72% Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT)21.60% Orestes Quercia (PMDB)4.81% Eneas Ferreira Carneiro (PRONA)1.87% +4 more Leonel de Moura Brizola (PDT)1.34% Carlos Antonio Gomes (PRN)0.96% Esperidiao Amin Helou Filho (PPR)0.46% Hernani Goulart Fortuna (PSC)0.25%	+54.11 pts	Right bloc	79.50%

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

When the municipality changed sides

2002(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.