RS · São Luiz Gonzaga immediate region

São Nicolau: how it voted for president

In the 2026 runoff, Lula won São Nicolau with 57.78% of valid votes against 42.22% for Flavio Bolsonaro: a margin of 15.56 points, 11.99 points left of Brazil.

Solid left

Lean versus Brazil: −17.04pts; Weighted mean of the municipality's right − left margin minus Brazil's in the 2026, 2022, 2018 and 2014 runoffs.
Electorate (2026): 4,336; 264th largest electorate in Rio Grande do Sul
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.

São Nicolau−15.56 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	Lula (PT)57.78% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)42.22%	−15.56 pts	Left bloc	81.60%
2026 10/04/2026	Round 1	Lula (PT)53.23% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)42.05% Ronaldo Caiado (PSD)1.87% Escritor Augusto Cury (AVANTE)1.56% +8 more Renan Santos (MISSÃO)1.06% Zema (NOVO)0.12% Samara (UP)0.09% 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%	−9.77 pts	Left bloc	77.91%
2022 10/30/2022	Round 2	Lula (PT)59.03% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)40.97%	−18.06 pts	Left bloc	81.81%
2022 10/02/2022	Round 1	Lula (PT)58.60% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)34.59% Simone Tebet (MDB)4.48% Ciro Gomes (PDT)1.87% +7 more Soraya Thronicke (UNIÃO)0.19% Felipe D Avila (NOVO)0.12% Constituinte Eymael (DC)0.09% Sofia Manzano (PCB)0.06% Padre Kelmon (PTB)0.00% Vera (PSTU)0.00% Léo Péricles (UP)0.00%	−21.06 pts	Left bloc	81.98%
2018 10/28/2018	Round 2	Fernando Haddad (PT)58.73% Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)41.27%	−17.47 pts	Left bloc	85.70%
2018 10/07/2018	Round 1	Fernando Haddad (PT)46.04% Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)31.67% Ciro Gomes (PDT)11.06% Henrique Meirelles (MDB)4.88% +9 more Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)3.88% Cabo Daciolo (PATRI)0.94% Alvaro Dias (PODE)0.50% Marina Silva (REDE)0.40% Guilherme Boulos (PSOL)0.33% João Amoêdo (NOVO)0.23% Vera (PSTU)0.03% João Goulart Filho (PPL)0.03% Eymael (DC)0.00%	−15.80 pts	Left bloc	86.80%
2014 10/26/2014	Round 2	Dilma (PT)60.77% Aécio Neves (PSDB)39.23%	−21.55 pts	Left bloc	70.26%
2014 10/05/2014	Round 1	Dilma (PT)62.58% Aécio Neves (PSDB)28.61% Marina Silva (PSB)7.83% Pastor Everaldo (PSC)0.47% +5 more Luciana Genro (PSOL)0.25% Eduardo Jorge (PV)0.09% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.06% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.06% Eymael (PSDC)0.03%	−41.65 pts	Left bloc	72.11%
2010 10/31/2010	Round 2	Dilma (PT)62.66% José Serra (PSDB)37.34%	−25.32 pts	Left bloc	72.18%
2010 10/03/2010	Round 1	Dilma (PT)61.68% José Serra (PSDB)33.76% Marina Silva (PV)3.70% Plínio (PSOL)0.59% +2 more Eymael (PSDC)0.15% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.12%	−32.18 pts	Left bloc	75.15%
2006 10/29/2006	Round 2	Lula (PT)60.49% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)39.51%	−20.97 pts	Left bloc	75.63%
2006 10/01/2006	Round 1	Lula (PT)49.46% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)44.32% Cristovam Buarque (PDT)3.97% Heloísa Helena (PSOL)2.09% +2 more Ana Maria Rangel (PRP)0.09% Luciano Bivar (PSL)0.06%	−11.06 pts	Left bloc	79.52%
2002 10/27/2002	Round 2	Lula (PT)55.27% José Serra (PSDB)44.73%	−10.54 pts	Left bloc	67.18%
2002 10/06/2002	Round 1	Lula (PT)44.14% José Serra (PSDB)32.47% Garotinho (PSB)16.48% Ciro (PPS)6.75% +2 more Zé Maria (PSTU)0.12% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.03%	−35.07 pts	Left bloc	72.39%
1998 10/04/1998	Round 1	Fernando Henrique (PSDB)46.61% Lula (PT)41.11% Ciro Gomes (PPS)5.42% Enéas (PRONA)3.24% +8 more Brigadeiro Ivan Frota (PMN)0.66% Eymael (PSDC)0.55% Sirkis (PV)0.55% João de Deus Barbosa (PT do B)0.52% Thereza Ruiz (PTN)0.41% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.33% Vasco Neto (PSN)0.33% Sergio Bueno (PSC)0.26%	+2.80 pts	Right bloc	69.33%
1994 10/03/1994	Round 1	Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT)26.56% Esperidiao Amin Helou Filho (PPR)21.28% Leonel de Moura Brizola (PDT)18.01% Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB)15.40% +4 more Orestes Quercia (PMDB)13.21% Eneas Ferreira Carneiro (PRONA)3.93% Carlos Antonio Gomes (PRN)0.94% Hernani Goulart Fortuna (PSC)0.66%	+10.85 pts	Right bloc	76.54%

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.