This is Why Voting in the 2024 Election is Important, According to Citizens

There are several important reasons for exercising one's right to vote in the 2024 General Election (Pemilu 2024), according to Indonesian citizens. These views were gathered in a survey released in July 2023 by Praxis, a research and public relations agency.

Interestingly, the largest proportion stemmed from concerns about, or a desire to avoid, misuse of the right to vote by irresponsible parties, chosen by 56.50% of respondents.

Reasons related to the prospective leaders ranked second. Specifically, the desire for change from previous leaders was selected by 49.28% of respondents.

The third reason was the desire to contribute to the nation's future, at 46.21%.

Fourth, feeling that participating in the election is a responsibility as an Indonesian citizen was chosen by 42.6% of respondents.

Fifth, the hope for the continuation of programs from previous leaders, at 27.98%.

Note that in this survey topic, respondents could select up to three answers.

The survey involved 1,108 respondents spread across 12 provinces: West Java, DKI Jakarta, Central Java, Yogyakarta, East Java, North Sumatra, West Sumatra, Banten, South Sumatra, Lampung, Riau, and South Sulawesi.

The proportion of female respondents was 62.45% and male respondents 37.55%. The highest number of respondents had education levels below elementary/junior high/high school, and Bachelor's degrees.

The survey was conducted from July 14-17, 2023, using proportional multistage random sampling methodology. The margin of error is approximately 2.5% with a 90% confidence level.

The following are the proportions of reasons for the importance of exercising the right to vote in the 2024 General Election from the Praxis survey results:

* Avoiding misuse of the right to vote by irresponsible parties: 56.50% of total respondents
* Hoping for change from previous leaders: 49.28%
* Wanting to contribute to the nation's future: 46.21%
* Feeling that participating in the election is a responsibility as an Indonesian citizen: 42.60%
* Hoping for the continuation of programs from previous leaders: 27.98%
* Protecting personal rights and interests: 25.27%
* Wanting to express opinions and views: 23.10%
* Having the same vision and mission as the presidential and vice-presidential candidates: 21.57%
* Not wanting one particular presidential and vice-presidential pair to win: 7.49%

(Also read: Kompas Research and Development Survey: Majority Confident the Public Will Remain United in the 2024 General Election)