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SP · São Paulo immediate region

Poá: how it voted for president

In the 2026 runoff, Lula won Poá with 51.72% of valid votes against 48.28% for Flavio Bolsonaro: a margin of 3.44 points, 0.13 points right of Brazil.

Lean rightSwing
Lean versus Brazil
+6.24pts
Weighted mean of the municipality's right − left margin minus Brazil's in the 2026, 2022, 2018 and 2014 runoffs.
Electorate (2026)
89,804
67th largest electorate in São Paulo
Side changes
3
Times the leading bloc changed from one election to the next, in 9 elections since 1994. Plus 3 turn(s) between round 1 and round 2 of the same year.
Bellwether?
No
Has voted for the national winner since 2026.

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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.

  • Poá−3.44 pts
  • São Paulo+7.69 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

YearRoundCandidates (% of valid votes)Margin (right − left)Bloc aheadTurnout
2026
10/25/2026
Round 2
  • Lula (PT)51.72%
  • Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)48.28%
−3.44 ptsLeft bloc83.36%
2026
10/04/2026
Round 1
  • Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)46.21%
  • Lula (PT)42.88%
  • Renan Santos (MISSÃO)3.88%
  • Escritor Augusto Cury (AVANTE)3.87%
+8 more
  • Ronaldo Caiado (PSD)2.42%
  • Zema (NOVO)0.30%
  • Samara (UP)0.24%
  • Hertz Dias (PSTU)0.07%
  • Clariana Barao (DC)0.05%
  • Edmilson Costa (PCB)0.03%
  • Veterinário Wilson Grassi (DEMOCRATA)0.03%
  • Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.02%
+5.77 ptsRight bloc81.12%
2022
10/30/2022
Round 2
  • Jair Bolsonaro (PL)51.29%
  • Lula (PT)48.71%
+2.57 ptsRight bloc79.77%
2022
10/02/2022
Round 1
  • Lula (PT)44.45%
  • Jair Bolsonaro (PL)43.43%
  • Simone Tebet (MDB)6.23%
  • Ciro Gomes (PDT)4.41%
+7 more
  • Soraya Thronicke (UNIÃO)0.62%
  • Felipe D Avila (NOVO)0.60%
  • Léo Péricles (UP)0.10%
  • Padre Kelmon (PTB)0.08%
  • Sofia Manzano (PCB)0.06%
  • Vera (PSTU)0.01%
  • Constituinte Eymael (DC)0.01%
+1.93 ptsRight bloc79.63%
2018
10/28/2018
Round 2
  • Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)64.58%
  • Fernando Haddad (PT)35.42%
+29.16 ptsRight bloc78.22%
2018
10/07/2018
Round 1
  • Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)51.85%
  • Fernando Haddad (PT)17.21%
  • Ciro Gomes (PDT)14.11%
  • Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)6.88%
+9 more
  • João Amoêdo (NOVO)2.93%
  • Cabo Daciolo (PATRI)1.96%
  • Marina Silva (REDE)1.54%
  • Henrique Meirelles (MDB)1.43%
  • Guilherme Boulos (PSOL)1.05%
  • Alvaro Dias (PODE)0.89%
  • Eymael (DC)0.07%
  • Vera (PSTU)0.06%
  • João Goulart Filho (PPL)0.03%
+32.02 ptsRight bloc78.84%
2014
10/26/2014
Round 2
  • Aécio Neves (PSDB)53.81%
  • Dilma (PT)46.19%
+7.62 ptsRight bloc79.79%
2014
10/05/2014
Round 1
  • Marina Silva (PSB)33.99%
  • Dilma (PT)30.07%
  • Aécio Neves (PSDB)29.70%
  • Luciana Genro (PSOL)3.25%
+7 more
  • Levy Fidelix (PRTB)1.04%
  • Pastor Everaldo (PSC)0.95%
  • Eduardo Jorge (PV)0.77%
  • Zé Maria (PSTU)0.09%
  • Eymael (PSDC)0.06%
  • Mauro Iasi (PCB)0.04%
  • Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.02%
−36.48 ptsLeft bloc81.77%
2010
10/31/2010
Round 2
  • Dilma (PT)58.17%
  • José Serra (PSDB)41.83%
−16.34 ptsLeft bloc82.05%
2010
10/03/2010
Round 1
  • Dilma (PT)43.49%
  • Marina Silva (PV)28.93%
  • José Serra (PSDB)25.97%
  • Plínio (PSOL)1.33%
+5 more
  • Eymael (PSDC)0.11%
  • Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.08%
  • Zé Maria (PSTU)0.06%
  • Ivan Pinheiro (PCB)0.03%
  • Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.01%
−47.68 ptsLeft bloc85.23%
2006
10/29/2006
Round 2
  • Lula (PT)59.02%
  • Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)40.98%
−18.04 ptsLeft bloc84.11%
2006
10/01/2006
Round 1
  • Lula (PT)46.08%
  • Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)43.07%
  • Heloísa Helena (PSOL)8.75%
  • Cristovam Buarque (PDT)1.83%
+3 more
  • Ana Maria Rangel (PRP)0.11%
  • José Maria Eymael (PSDC)0.11%
  • Luciano Bivar (PSL)0.05%
−13.31 ptsLeft bloc85.53%
2002
10/27/2002
Round 2
  • Lula (PT)61.79%
  • José Serra (PSDB)38.21%
−23.59 ptsLeft bloc85.00%
2002
10/06/2002
Round 1
  • Lula (PT)49.91%
  • Garotinho (PSB)19.68%
  • José Serra (PSDB)19.47%
  • Ciro (PPS)9.92%
+2 more
  • Zé Maria (PSTU)0.96%
  • Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.05%
−61.05 ptsLeft bloc85.29%
1998
10/04/1998
Round 1
  • Fernando Henrique (PSDB)54.31%
  • Lula (PT)34.00%
  • Ciro Gomes (PPS)6.96%
  • Enéas (PRONA)3.40%
+8 more
  • Eymael (PSDC)0.30%
  • Brigadeiro Ivan Frota (PMN)0.27%
  • Sirkis (PV)0.21%
  • Zé Maria (PSTU)0.16%
  • Thereza Ruiz (PTN)0.15%
  • João de Deus Barbosa (PT do B)0.10%
  • Sergio Bueno (PSC)0.07%
  • Vasco Neto (PSN)0.07%
+16.60 ptsRight bloc82.88%
1994
10/03/1994
Round 1
  • Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB)47.63%
  • Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT)28.82%
  • Eneas Ferreira Carneiro (PRONA)14.21%
  • Orestes Quercia (PMDB)6.68%
+4 more
  • Esperidiao Amin Helou Filho (PPR)1.45%
  • Leonel de Moura Brizola (PDT)0.57%
  • Hernani Goulart Fortuna (PSC)0.33%
  • Carlos Antonio Gomes (PRN)0.32%
+41.22 ptsRight bloc89.28%

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
  • 2014(Round 2)·Left bloc→Right bloc
  • 2014(between rounds)·Left bloc→Right bloc
  • 2022(between rounds)·Left bloc→Right bloc
  • 2026(Round 2)·Right bloc→Left bloc
  • 2026(between rounds)·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.