Who votes in Rio de Janeiro in 2026, compared with Brazil. Want to see this profile by city, neighborhood and school (polling place)? Explore the full Mapa do Voto analysis.
2026 electorate
12,857,000voters in Rio de Janeiro · 92 municipalities · 2026
Gender
Male45.9%Brazil 47.2%
Female54.1%Brazil 52.8%
Age group
16 to 170.5%Brazil 1%
18 to 249.7%Brazil 11.1%
25 to 3418%Brazil 19%
35 to 4418%Brazil 19.7%
45 to 5925.4%Brazil 25.6%
60 to 6914.1%Brazil 12.7%
70 or older14.3%Brazil 10.9%
Education
Illiterate1.8%Brazil 3.5%
Reads and writes4.9%Brazil 6.1%
Elementary school30.1%Brazil 27.4%
High school48.5%Brazil 46.2%
Higher education14.7%Brazil 16.9%
Marital status
Single65.3%Brazil 60.5%
Married27.7%Brazil 31.8%
Divorced4.7%Brazil 5.1%
Widowed2.3%Brazil 2.6%
Color or race
White39.8%Brazil 35.4%
Black18.2%Brazil 11%
Pardo (mixed race)41.5%Brazil 52.1%
Asian descent0.4%Brazil 0.6%
Indigenous0.1%Brazil 0.9%
82.9% did not report color or race; the percentages are among those who did.
In the bar: Brazil
Who votes in Rio de Janeiro in 2026 and how the state compares with Brazil (the mark on the bar is the national percentage). Percentages calculated among those who reported each item. Source: Brazil's Superior Electoral Court (TSE).
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