According to a survey carried out in August 2022, the higher the educational level, the more popular was incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro. Around 36 percent of those surveyed who had higher education intended to vote for Bolsonaro, a share that went down to 27 percent in the case of those whose highest educational attainment was elementary school. Among the latter, 55 percent claimed that they would vote for Lula da Silva. The voting intention for Lula was also higher among women than men.
Leading candidates in voting intention for the 2022 presidential elections in Brazil as of August 2022, by educational attainment
Characteristic
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT)
Jair Bolsonaro (PL)
Ciro Gomes (PDT)
Simone Tebet (MDB)
Other*
Blank or voided ballots / None
Do not know
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Datafolha. (August 15, 2022). Leading candidates in voting intention for the 2022 presidential elections in Brazil as of August 2022, by educational attainment [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1308419/voting-intention-presidential-elections-brazil-education/
Datafolha. "Leading candidates in voting intention for the 2022 presidential elections in Brazil as of August 2022, by educational attainment." Chart. August 15, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1308419/voting-intention-presidential-elections-brazil-education/
Datafolha. (2022). Leading candidates in voting intention for the 2022 presidential elections in Brazil as of August 2022, by educational attainment. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1308419/voting-intention-presidential-elections-brazil-education/
Datafolha. "Leading Candidates in Voting Intention for The 2022 Presidential Elections in Brazil as of August 2022, by Educational Attainment." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Aug 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1308419/voting-intention-presidential-elections-brazil-education/
Datafolha, Leading candidates in voting intention for the 2022 presidential elections in Brazil as of August 2022, by educational attainment Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1308419/voting-intention-presidential-elections-brazil-education/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Leading candidates in voting intention for the 2022 presidential elections in Brazil as of August 2022, by educational attainment [Graph], Datafolha, August 15, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1308419/voting-intention-presidential-elections-brazil-education/