More than a third of the Brazilian population says they don’t remember who they voted for governor in 2022, a survey shows.
According to the institute, 38% of voters say they do not remember the choice for the state Executive, 9% say they did not vote for anyone, and 54% say they remember their respective votes in the last election. The margin of error is plus or minus two percentage points.
A smaller group of interviewees said they did not remember who they voted for president in 2022: 7%. Another 85% said they remember, and 8% said they had not voted for anyone.
The survey shows that forgetting to vote for governor is greater among women (46%) than among men (28%) and also greater in the age group between 20 and 24 years old (45%).
The age group with the highest rate of remembering the vote for the state government is those aged 45 to 59 (63%).
Among voters who declared a preference for , the former president’s party, 76% said they remembered voting for governor, compared to 52% who expressed a preference for , President Lula’s party.
In 2022, the state government in 12 of the 27 federative units.
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97% of PL supporters and 90% of PT supporters said they remembered their choices for the Presidency.
The last elections were marked by strong polarization between Lula and Bolsonaro, with the PT member winning by a tight result of 50.9% to 49.1%. The current president had to face the opponent.
Of those interviewed who said they intend to vote in 2026, 87% said they remember who they voted for in 2022. The rate is 93% among those who declared their vote for the senator (PL).
According to research released by Datafolha last week, Lula ran for President in the first round, against 31% for Flávio Bolsonaro.
Datafolha interviewed 1,898 voters aged 20 or over between June 17th and 18th. The survey is registered with the TSE (Superior Electoral Court) with number BR-09956/2026.
