# Where abstention rose or fell

Abstention was 19.22% in the runoff (30,509,005 voters), against 21.08% in the 1st round and 20.58% in the 2022 runoff. Blank and null votes were 3.24% of the votes cast, against 4.77% in the 1st round and 4.59% in 2022.

Updated 2026-10-26T07:06:08.693Z · Source: Tribunal Superior Eleitoral (https://resultados.tse.jus.br) · https://eleicoes2026brasil.com/en/mapa/abstencao

## What the map shows

How much each place's abstention changed from the 1st round to the runoff, in points: one colour where it rose, another where it fell. Abstention is measured as the TSE measures it, over turnout plus abstention.

In the election analysis:

- [Abstention and blank and null votes](https://eleicoes2026brasil.com/en/analise#abstencao)

## Frequently asked questions

### Where did abstention change the most from the 1st round to the 2026 runoff?

Abstention was 19.22% in the runoff (30,509,005 voters), against 21.08% in the 1st round and 20.58% in the 2022 runoff. Blank and null votes were 3.24% of the votes cast, against 4.77% in the 1st round and 4.59% in 2022.

## The election's maps

- [The presidential election map](https://eleicoes2026brasil.com/en/mapa)
- [Who won in each state](https://eleicoes2026brasil.com/en/mapa/estados)
- [By how much each municipality decided](https://eleicoes2026brasil.com/en/mapa/vantagem)
- [Where each municipality moved between the rounds](https://eleicoes2026brasil.com/en/mapa/turnos)
- [Where the vote moved more, or less, than in Brazil](https://eleicoes2026brasil.com/en/mapa/turnos-relativa)
- [How the vote changed from 2022 to 2026](https://eleicoes2026brasil.com/en/mapa/2022)
- [Where the vote moved more, or less, than in Brazil since 2022](https://eleicoes2026brasil.com/en/mapa/2022-relativa)
- [The municipalities that flipped between rounds](https://eleicoes2026brasil.com/en/mapa/viradas)
- [The municipalities that flipped since 2022](https://eleicoes2026brasil.com/en/mapa/viradas-2022)

## Results and analysis

- [President](https://eleicoes2026brasil.com/en)
- [Analysis](https://eleicoes2026brasil.com/en/analise)
- [Runoff](https://eleicoes2026brasil.com/en/segundo-turno)