SMRC Survey: Ganjar Remains Top Despite Not Yet Being Declared a Presidential Candidate

A survey by Saiful Mujani Research and Consulting (SMRC) shows that Ganjar Pranowo's electability as a presidential candidate remains the highest.

SMRC Research Director Deni Irvani stated that in a simulation of the top three presidential candidates, the Governor of Central Java garnered support from 32.1% of respondents. Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto received 27.5% of the vote.

Meanwhile, former Governor of Jakarta and presidential candidate from the NasDem Party, Anies Baswedan, received 26% of the vote. 14.4% did not answer or did not know.

"Over the past year and a half, public support for Ganjar has increased to 32.1% in October 2022 from 25.5% in May 2021," Deni said in a written statement.

Based on the SMRC survey results, Ganjar's electability remains higher than Anies', who was declared a presidential candidate by the NasDem Party on October 3, 2022.

As is known, Prabowo has been declared a presidential candidate by the Gerindra Party, and Anies by the NasDem Party. Ganjar, however, has not yet been declared by his party, the PDI Perjuangan.

SMRC conducted a face-to-face survey involving 1,220 respondents spread across 34 provinces. The sampling method used stratified multistage random sampling with a response rate of 84%. The survey's margin of error is +/- 3.1% with a 95% confidence level.