KIC Survey: Kaesang's Position Doesn't Influence Voters' Choice of PSI in the 2024 General Election

Kaesang Pangarep was appointed as the General Chairperson of the Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI) on Monday, September 25, 2023. This appointment followed his receiving a party membership card two days prior.

However, a survey conducted by the Katadata Insight Center (KIC) shows that the position of President Joko Widodo's youngest son does not influence respondents' choice to vote for PSI in the 2024 legislative election (Pileg).

According to the KIC survey, a majority of 62.2% of respondents stated that Kaesang's position in PSI does not determine their political direction, and therefore they will not vote for the party.

Meanwhile, 37.8% of respondents said Kaesang's presence would influence them to vote for PSI.

On the other hand, the KIC survey also found that respondents believe Kaesang's presence will have a positive impact on Indonesian politics. A recorded 38.7% said it was positive because young people are politically aware.

Furthermore, 36.6% of respondents considered Kaesang's position as PSI Chairman to be common in politics. Then, 20% of respondents felt Kaesang's presence as PSI Chairman was negative because it created a political dynasty. The remaining 4.7% of respondents gave other opinions regarding Kaesang's position in PSI.

Overall, the KIC survey shows that more respondents agree with Kaesang becoming PSI Chairman. 59.8% agree with Kaesang leading PSI, more than those who disagree (40.2%).

The KIC survey involved 1,178 respondents spread across Indonesia, with 53.8% female respondents and 46.2% male respondents.

The majority of respondents were from Java (77%), followed by respondents from Sumatra (11.6%) and Sulawesi (4.2%). Meanwhile, the proportion of respondents from Kalimantan, Bali-Nusa Tenggara, and Maluku-Papua ranged from 0.9% to 3.6%.

Most respondents were from the 25-34 age group (55.3%), followed by the 35-44 age group (24.7%) and the 45-54 age group (7.9%).

Data collection was conducted online on October 10-11, 2023, where respondents were asked to fill out the form independently.