Kompas Research and Development Survey: Majority Confident Public Will Remain United in the 2024 Election

As the 2024 Indonesian general election (Pemilu) approaches, political polarization is a growing public concern. Despite this, the majority of Indonesians believe the public will remain united during the upcoming election.

This phenomenon is recorded in a *Kompas* Research and Development (Litbang) survey entitled "Challenges in Countering Political Polarization in the 2024 Election." The results show that 71.6% of respondents believe that the public can remain united during the 2024 election period.

This breaks down to 63.5% of respondents answering "yes" and a further 8.1% answering "very much so."

Meanwhile, 26.1% of respondents stated they were not confident that the public could remain united during the 2024 election period, and 2.2% felt very unconvinced. A further 0.1% of respondents answered "don't know."

In addition, 65.9% of respondents believe that there are no signs of polarization emerging several months before the election.

"To date, the public has not yet felt a strong sense of division due to political polarization. This is likely influenced by the still very fluid nature of political consolidation and potential coalitions," wrote *Kompas* Litbang in its report on Sunday (10/7/2023).

On the other hand, the survey also shows that 24.2% of respondents believe that signs of polarization already exist, and 3.1% of respondents believe that the symptoms of polarization are already very visible.

"The public perceives the political climate as still relatively calm because political debates are still localized to online channels. Three-quarters of the survey respondents admitted to having seen signs of polarization on social media," said *Kompas* Litbang.

The *Kompas* Litbang survey involved 507 respondents spread across 34 provinces in Indonesia. The sample was randomly determined according to the population proportion in each province.

Data collection was conducted from June 19-21, 2023, using telephone interview methods. The survey has a margin of error of approximately 4.35% and a confidence level of 95%.

(See also: Intolerance is the Main Cause of Political Polarization According to Kompas Litbang)