Many voters reject vote buying, but many also justify it.

According to an Indonesian Political Indicator post-election survey (exit poll), a majority or 49.6% of respondents in the 2024 General Election considered money politics unacceptable and not legitimate.

However, this percentage has dropped drastically compared to previous elections.

"Those who say money politics is unacceptable, meaning it's not legitimate for presidential/vice-presidential candidates or their campaign teams to engage in, numbered 67% in the 2019 election, now it's down to 49.6%," said Indikator Executive Director Burhanuddin Muhtadi in an online presentation of the survey on Wednesday (21/2/2024).

They also found that in the 2024 General Election, 46.9% of respondents stated that money politics is acceptable and legitimate. This proportion has significantly increased compared to the 2019 election, which was only 32%.

Of the respondents who considered money politics acceptable, a majority or 48.4% admitted they would accept the money but vote according to their conscience.

Then, 35.1% would accept the money and vote for the related candidate, and 7.3% would accept the money but vote for the candidate who offered more money than others.

Furthermore, 8% of respondents considered money politics legitimate but would not accept the money, and 1.2% did not know or did not answer.

This Indikator post-election survey involved 2,975 respondents selected using a stratified two-stage random sampling method from 3,000 polling stations (TPS) in each electoral district.

The survey was conducted on February 14, 2024, through face-to-face interviews, with a margin of error of approximately 1.8% and a 95% confidence level.

(See also: Money Politics Practices Become the Public's Biggest Concern During the Election)