RS · Novo Hamburgo - São Leopoldo immediate region

Araricá: how it voted for president

In the 2026 runoff, Flavio Bolsonaro won Araricá with 67.28% of valid votes against 32.72% for Lula: a margin of 34.56 points, 38.13 points right of Brazil.

Solid right

Lean versus Brazil: +32.31pts; Weighted mean of the municipality's right − left margin minus Brazil's in the 2026, 2022, 2018 and 2014 runoffs.
Electorate (2026): 6,414; 184th largest electorate in Rio Grande do Sul
Side changes: 1; Times the leading bloc changed from one election to the next, in 8 elections since 1994. Plus 2 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.

Araricá+34.56 pts
Rio Grande do Sul+15.67 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)67.28% Lula (PT)32.72%	+34.56 pts	Right bloc	83.72%
2026 10/04/2026	Round 1	Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)66.04% Lula (PT)27.53% Escritor Augusto Cury (AVANTE)2.60% Renan Santos (MISSÃO)2.17% +8 more Ronaldo Caiado (PSD)1.46% Zema (NOVO)0.08% Edmilson Costa (PCB)0.04% Clariana Barao (DC)0.02% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.02% Veterinário Wilson Grassi (DEMOCRATA)0.02% Samara (UP)0.02% Hertz Dias (PSTU)0.00%	+39.58 pts	Right bloc	82.57%
2022 10/30/2022	Round 2	Jair Bolsonaro (PL)66.67% Lula (PT)33.33%	+33.35 pts	Right bloc	84.28%
2022 10/02/2022	Round 1	Jair Bolsonaro (PL)59.56% Lula (PT)35.21% Simone Tebet (MDB)2.88% Ciro Gomes (PDT)1.64% +7 more Felipe D Avila (NOVO)0.37% Soraya Thronicke (UNIÃO)0.26% Padre Kelmon (PTB)0.04% Constituinte Eymael (DC)0.02% Léo Péricles (UP)0.02% Vera (PSTU)0.00% Sofia Manzano (PCB)0.00%	+26.27 pts	Right bloc	82.59%
2018 10/28/2018	Round 2	Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)68.67% Fernando Haddad (PT)31.33%	+37.35 pts	Right bloc	84.74%
2018 10/07/2018	Round 1	Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)61.03% Fernando Haddad (PT)23.07% Ciro Gomes (PDT)5.07% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)4.54% +9 more João Amoêdo (NOVO)2.85% Henrique Meirelles (MDB)2.22% Marina Silva (REDE)0.45% Alvaro Dias (PODE)0.32% Guilherme Boulos (PSOL)0.25% Cabo Daciolo (PATRI)0.17% Vera (PSTU)0.02% Eymael (DC)0.00% João Goulart Filho (PPL)0.00%	+42.29 pts	Right bloc	85.62%
2014 10/26/2014	Round 2	Aécio Neves (PSDB)53.81% Dilma (PT)46.19%	+7.63 pts	Right bloc	91.49%
2014 10/05/2014	Round 1	Dilma (PT)44.52% Aécio Neves (PSDB)39.87% Marina Silva (PSB)13.07% Luciana Genro (PSOL)0.98% +6 more Pastor Everaldo (PSC)0.90% Eduardo Jorge (PV)0.42% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.12% Eymael (PSDC)0.06% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.03% Mauro Iasi (PCB)0.03%	−18.11 pts	Left bloc	92.52%
2010 10/31/2010	Round 2	Dilma (PT)58.81% José Serra (PSDB)41.19%	−17.63 pts	Left bloc	86.89%
2010 10/03/2010	Round 1	Dilma (PT)59.98% José Serra (PSDB)31.51% Marina Silva (PV)8.02% Plínio (PSOL)0.38% +2 more Zé Maria (PSTU)0.09% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.03%	−36.92 pts	Left bloc	90.41%
2006 10/29/2006	Round 2	Lula (PT)52.86% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)47.14%	−5.73 pts	Left bloc	84.19%
2006 10/01/2006	Round 1	Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)53.06% Lula (PT)40.47% Heloísa Helena (PSOL)3.71% Cristovam Buarque (PDT)2.60% +1 more Ana Maria Rangel (PRP)0.15%	+6.44 pts	Right bloc	85.76%
2002 10/27/2002	Round 2	Lula (PT)60.52% José Serra (PSDB)39.48%	−21.03 pts	Left bloc	87.30%
2002 10/06/2002	Round 1	Lula (PT)48.41% José Serra (PSDB)32.01% Garotinho (PSB)13.84% Ciro (PPS)5.48% +2 more Zé Maria (PSTU)0.21% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.04%	−35.97 pts	Left bloc	89.06%
1998 10/04/1998	Round 1	Lula (PT)46.45% Fernando Henrique (PSDB)42.75% Ciro Gomes (PPS)5.93% Enéas (PRONA)2.70% +8 more Thereza Ruiz (PTN)0.47% João de Deus Barbosa (PT do B)0.41% Brigadeiro Ivan Frota (PMN)0.29% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.23% Sergio Bueno (PSC)0.23% Eymael (PSDC)0.23% Sirkis (PV)0.23% Vasco Neto (PSN)0.06%	−7.11 pts	Left bloc	89.74%

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

When the municipality changed sides

2006(between rounds)·Right bloc→Left bloc
2014(Round 2)·Left bloc→Right bloc
2014(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.