Survey: Anies, Ahok, And Kang Emil, Most Popular In The 2024 Jakarta Gubernatorial Election

JAKARTA - The names of Anies Baswedan, Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (Ahok) and Ridwan Kamil (Kang Emil) became the most popular in the 2024 Jakarta gubernatorial and deputy governorial elections (Pilgub). The three of them will be superior governor candidates (cagub) for Jakarta residents.

This is based on the results of a survey from a policy research institute and public opinion, Proximity Indonesia or PT Data Survey Indonesia conducted from 16-25 May 2024 in five areas of Jakarta minus the Thousand Islands, both in closed and open questions.

Anies Baswedan is the most widely known figure with (95.80 percent), Basuki Tjahaja Purnama or Ahok (95.30 percent), Ridwan Kamil (92.10 percent), Eko Patrio (86.40 percent) and Ahmad Sahroni (80 percent). Other figures received a percentage below 80 percent.

"In the open question (top of mind) of figures or figures who will advance to become candidates for the Governor of Jakarta, Anies Baswedan's name is ahead with 20 percent, Basuki Tjahja Purnama or Ahok (14.7 percent) and Ridwan Kamil (13.6 percent). While other figures get a percentage below 10 percent, "said the CEO of Proximity Indonesia, Whima Edy Nugroho, Thursday, May 30.

The findings in the next open question are regarding the choice of respondents for the figure who is supported as the next governor of Jakarta. The survey findings show that Anies Baswedan got 18.50 percent, followed by Ahok with 14 percent, and Ridwan Kamil with 12.50 percent. Other figures received a percentage below 5 percent.

In a closed question regarding the support for 21 figures to become governor of Jakarta next, when the names of each figure were asked one by one to respondents, Anies Baswedan's name was superior by 35.50 percent, Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (Ahok) 26.40 percent and Ridwan Kamil 18.10 percent. Other names get support below 10 percent.

Meanwhile, for support for the deputy governor of Jakarta, Ahmad Sahroni received a public electability rate of 22.90 percent, Tri Rismaharini 10.0 percent, and Ahmad Riza Patria at 8 percent. The other names received a percentage below 5 percent.

In a closed-door question for the choice of the governor of Jakarta, of the 13 figures asked by Anies Baswedan, he became the most expected figure as governor of Jakarta 2024 with a percentage of 39.40 percent.

Then for the simulation of the electability of 9 figures, Anies Baswedan remains superior with 38.10 percent. In addition to the simulation of nine figures, there are also four simulations of five figures related to the upcoming governor.

In the first simulation, Anies Baswedan was still ahead with 38.30 percent, Ahok 28.70 percent and Ridwan Kamil 18 percent. Other figures got less than 10 percent

In the second simulation, Anies received a percentage of 38.60 percent, Ahok 29.3 percent and Ahmad Sahroni 8.60 percent. Other figures get less than 5 percent

In the third simulation when Anies Baswedan's name was removed, Ahok 27.8 percent, Ridwan Kamil 22.8 percent and Ahmad Sahroni 10 percent. Other figures got less than 5 percent.

In the fourth simulation, when Ridwan Kamil's name was removed, Anies Baswedan received a percentage of 38.90 percent, Ahok 29.8 percent. Other figures got less than 5 percent.

Then for the simulation of the deputy governor of Jakarta (simulation of 9 names), Ahmad Sahroni's name received a percentage of 22.40 percent and Ahmad Riza Patria received 9.60 percent. The other names received a percentage of less than 5 percent.

The simulations were also carried out on seven and five figures who have the potential to be deputy governors and place Ahmad Sahroni as the favorite with a percentage of more than 20 percent in every electability simulation of the deputy governor.