After the East Java 2024 Regional Head Election Debate, Many People Are More Confident in Their Choices

The first East Java 2024 gubernatorial election debate was held at Graha Unesa Surabaya on Friday, October 18, 2024. The theme was "Social Transformation and Increased Productivity of Local Resources for the Welfare of the East Javanese People".

How did the public react to the gubernatorial and vice-gubernatorial candidates after the debate?

According to a survey by the Katadata Insight Center (KIC) in collaboration with tSurvey, or Katadata Telco Survey, 56.1% of respondents in East Java stated they were more confident in their chosen gubernatorial and vice-gubernatorial candidates after watching the first debate.

Furthermore, 23.7% of respondents who were previously undecided or intended to abstain now have a choice.

Another 9.6% of respondents became doubtful about their initial choice and are considering supporting a different pair.

Meanwhile, 3.9% of respondents became more certain of abstaining, and only 3.6% decided to change their choice after watching the East Java 2024 gubernatorial election debate.

This survey involved 613 respondents residing in East Java, with the criteria of having voting rights and using a Telkomsel mobile phone number. The sample was taken from the tSurvey population based on Telkomsel telco data insight.

Data collection was conducted from October 18-19, 2024, through an online survey using simple random sampling. The survey's margin of error is 4% at a 95% confidence level.