Political Indicator: Gatot Nurmantyo a Strong Candidate to Accompany Jokowi

Gatot Nurmantyo was one of the strongest vice-presidential candidates to accompany Joko Widodo in the 2019 General Election. This was revealed based on a survey conducted by Indikator Politik Indonesia from September 17-24, 2017.

Using a method involving 16 vice-presidential candidates, Gatot ranked in the top two with an electability of 10 percent, below Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (Ahok) at 16 percent. Similarly, using a method with 8 vice-presidential candidates, Gatot received 14 percent of the vote, below Ahok who received 17 percent. Meanwhile, with a method using 3 vice-presidential candidates—Gatot Nurmantyo, Sri Mulyani, and Tito Karnavian—Gatot won with 25 percent of the vote. Sri Mulyani received 24 percent, and Tito 12 percent.

The survey conducted by Indikator Politik involved 1,220 respondents selected randomly (multistage random sampling) from a population aged 17 years or older, or already married. The average margin of error of the survey was +/- 2.9 percent with a 95 percent confidence level.