KPU Records 60 Percent Of The Total 204 Million Voters Are Generation Z, X And Millennials

Illustration of the 2024 Election (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - Head of Public Relations and Public Information Section of the KPU, Reni Rinjani Pratiwi said that out of a total of 204,807,222 voters in the 2024 General Election, around 60 percent were the younger generation, consisting of generation Z, millennials, and generation X.

Generation Z, which was born in 1997-2009 (14-26 years old), reached 22.85 percent or 46,800,161 voters. Meanwhile, millennials (born 1981-1996, aged 27-42 years) recorded 33.60 percent or 68,822,389 voters, and generation X (born 1965-1980, aged 43-58 years) contributed 28.07 percent or 57,486,482 voters.

Of the total, 203,056,748 people are domestic voters, while 1,750,474 people are abroad.

"Most of the voters for the 2024 election come from the millennial generation, Gen X, and Gen Z. That's why one of our approaches to the KPU is to educate young voters. We believe their number is at 60 percent, both in Indonesia and abroad," said Reni, Thursday, January 18.

Reni explained that the KPU is committed to educating young voters by collaborating with various stakeholders, including formal and non-formal political institutions.

In addition to education, the KPU is also active in countering political disinformation by implementing pre-bunking with digital platforms such as Google, YouTube, Meta, TikTok, and X.

"The debate session for presidential and vice-presidential candidates is a major concern, but what happened after the debate is also interesting. We are optimistic that the public, especially young voters, understands that the right information must come from the right source," said Reni.

The KPU synergizes with Bawaslu, the Indonesian Broadcasting Commission (KPI) and the Press Council to deal with disinformation in the community.

Reni emphasized that the KPU is very aware of hoaxes circulating in cyberspace, especially in the campaign phase, and is optimistic that young voters have extensive knowledge to distinguish true information.