The map that shows how Colombia voted in the presidential elections

The first round of the presidential elections in Colombia It had historic results.

Gustavo Petro became the first candidate from the pure left to achieve a majority of voteswith a wide advantage of more than 40% of the votes cast, but not enough to win a victory in the first round.

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For his part, the independent candidate Rodolfo Hernández, who surprisingly emerged in the polls in the last days of the campaign, was in second place with a little over 28%.

Hernández’s result relegated Federico Gutiérrez (Fico) to third place, supported by the traditional right, who finished with almost 24% of the vote and out of contention.

That Sergio Fajardo has been in a very distant fourth place, with little more than 4% of the votes, means that none of the candidates representing the traditional forces of the country will go to the second round.

What does the map tell us?

This map gives you a sample of how votes were distributed by region and some of the factors that played a crucial role in voter trends.

Map showing how Colombians voted by region

Gustavo Petroof the Historical Pact Coalition, managed to dominate in the large urban centers in Colombia, with the exception of Medellincapital of the department of Antioquia.

In addition, Petro managed to consolidate support in the regions on both coasts of the country. In the Caribbean, where he is from, and in the Pacific, one of the most dispossessed in the country and where Francia Márquez, his running mate, comes from.

The electoral force of Rodolfo Hernández, from the Anti-Corruption Leaders League, came from his native department of Santander, in the eastern Colombia, where he also managed to win in the neighboring departments, all bordering Venezuela through which the waves of immigrants from the neighboring country have arrived.

the central regions they also favored Hernandez. They are places of medium and small cities and include areas that were under the control of the reintegrated FARC.

Antioquia, with its capital Medellin -second city in population- was the only department where Federico Gutiérrez achieved indisputable support. Despite his importance as the country’s industrial engine, it was not enough to guarantee his passage to the second round.

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Source: Elcomercio