City Elections Research Articles

Political marketing mix and the influence of social media promotion on voting decision through perceived value: a study of the 2020 South Tangerang city election

This research aims to examine the influence of Marketing Mix (4P) variables consisting of product, price, place, and promotion, perceived value, and vote decision. The approach used in this research is a quantitative approach. The sample used in this research is the community in South Tangerang City registered in the Permanent Voter List in the 2020 South Tangerang City Regional Election, totaling 175 respondents. Research data was obtained from the result of filling out a questionnaire and analyzed using Structural Equation Modeling analysis techniques with the help of the Smart PLS program. The results of this research show that (i) Political Product affects the voting decision; the higher the political product possessed by the political candidate, the higher the voting decision, and vice versa; (ii) Political Price affects the voting decision; the higher the Political Price, the higher the voting decision, and vice versa; (iii) Political Place does not have a significant effect on voting decision, which means that people in South Tangerang City prefer promotion through social media; (iv) Political Promotion affects the Voting Decision; the higher the Political Promotion, the higher the Voting Decision, and vice versa; (v) Political Promotion affects perceived value; the higher the political promotion, the higher the perceived value in the community, and vice versa; (vi) Perceived Value affects the Voting Decision; the higher the Perceived Value, the higher the Voting Decision, and vice versa; (vii) Perceived Value positively mediates the relationship between Political Promotion and Voting Decision. The promotion variable has the highest value and the strongest influence on voting decision. In general, the conclusion drawn from this research is that the implementation of Marketing Mix (4P) is important in influencing the voting decision of the community in South Tangerang City. Political candidates can pay attention to these aspects to strengthen their advantage in future political contests.

Riau University Students' Perceptions of the Role of the Pekanbaru City Election Smart House (RPP)

This research was based by the phenomenon of low curiosity among Riau University students regarding election smart homes (RPP), this is in line with the results of interviews with 10 Riau University students, of whom 6 students did not know what an election smart home was or the role of an election smart home. This shows how low the curiosity of Riau University students is, so that an attitude of indifference or not caring about the existence of this election smart house (RPP) appears. The formulation of the problem in this research is what is the perception of Riau University students regarding the role of the Pekanbaru City Election Smart House (RPP). The population in this study was Riau University students, totaling 35,395 people. (PDDikti 2022) and the sample taken in this research was 100 respondents taken from each faculty, 10 people using the Kouta Sampling Technique. The data collection methods used in this research are interviews, questionnaires and documentation. Based on the results of research and information data, the role of the smart home election (RPP) is shown by the percentage of respondents who answered Very Playful, amounting to 23.8%, plus the results of the percentage of respondents who answered Playing a Role, which was 60.3%, namely the sum of 84.1% which is located in the range 75.01%-100%. Thus, it can be concluded that the Perception of Riau University Students towards the Role of the Pekanbaru City Election Smart House (RPP) is in the Very Important category.

Politik Identitas Gender dalam Pemilihan Kepala Daerah Tahun 2020 di Kota Makassar

Identity politics in democracy continues to be a topic of discussion, particularly regarding issues related to gender, religion, language, race, and ethnicity. These factors are often studied in the context of political identity during election periods, such as during the 2020 election in the city of Makassar. , Fatmawati Rusdi is the only female contestant in the Makassar City Election and makes history for women in the government seat for the next five years. The purpose is to describe how gender identity politics became a strategy for winning the 2020 regional elections in Makassar City. The research method used is a qualitative descriptive research method with a literature study and observation approach. The research results explain the gender identity politics in the Makassar City election, where Fatmawati Rusdi became the first female deputy mayor in Makassar City, the only woman to compete in the Makassar City election, Fatmawati Rusdi applied direct communication (door-to-door) with the community instead of image building in the media. Conclusion from this research, the involvement of women in local elections happened almost throughout Indonesia, especially in the city of Makassar, starting with the 2020 local elections where a woman was elected as the Deputy Mayor of Makassar. To win, Fatmawati Rusdi used the right strategy to gain the support of the mothers of the taklim councils in the alleys, one of the female sports communities often cycling, which greatly helped in the approach of campaigning and delivering the programs to be done when in office

Communication Strategy of Makassar City Election Commission in Recruitment of Election Committee Organizers

The purpose of the study is to find out and describe the communication strategy of the Makassar City Election Commission in recruiting KDP organizers for the 2024 Election has been carried out or not, as well as to know and explain the challenges faced by the Makassar City Election Commission in recruiting KDP organizers for the 2024 Election. The research was conducted at the Makassar City KPU (General Election Commissions) Office. This type of research uses a qualitative approach, with 4 (four) informants. Data collection techniques consist of observation, interview guidelines and documentation. Data analysis techniques use qualitative analysis with three stages, namely data reduction, data presentation, data verification, and conclusions. The results of the study found that the communication strategy applied by the KPU in recruiting KDP organizers for the 2024 election has been well implemented through the KPU website, and is also maximized on social media in the form of Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and Twitter). Furthermore, the communication strategy was implemented by conducting socialization in the form of recruitment banners on all channels and making press conferences so that the public knew information on KDP receipts organized by the Makassar City KPU. The challenges to the communication strategy of the KPU in the 2024 election related to the implementation of KDP recruitment are several things, namely macro problems, technical problems, and ad hoc HR problems.

How partisanship in cities influences housing policy

AbstractHousing policy is one of the most important areas of local politics. Yet little is known about how local legislatures and executives make housing policy decisions and how their elections shape policy in this important realm. We leverage housing policy data and a new data source of 15,621 city council elections and 3,261 mayoral elections in large cities in the United States and a regression discontinuity design to examine partisan divides in housing policy among the mass public as well as the impact of local leaders’ partisanship on housing policy. We provide robust evidence that electing mayors from different political parties shapes cities’ housing stock. Electing a Democrat as mayor leads to increased multifamily housing production. These effects are concentrated in cities where councils have less power over land use changes. Overall, our article shows that politics influences local housing policy, and it contributes to a larger literature on local political economy.

A Comparative Analysis of Advertising in the 2020 Presidential Elections & Phoenix Mayoral Elections using Natural Language Processing

This language model examines advertisements used for political campaigns, specifically the 2023 Phoenix mayoral election. Political microtargeting looks at the tone of content throughout Instagram and Facebook ads during the 8 months leading up to the election. Through various processing techniques, both written and spoken language within ads was collected and used Facebook ad API, associated with a target demographic or group within the platform. This allows campaigns to send targeted messages to voters based on factors like location, media preference, associated political beliefs, age, and other critical variables. This data was then compared to a peer-reviewed study by the University of Amsterdam, that studied Facebook and Instagram ads 8 months before the 2020 US Presidential election. Media companies often offer paid advertisements to a targeted audience, and during highly polarized world events such as an election, uncivil negative ads can be pushed to groups to which the shown ideology appeals. (Votta, F.) The question posed by Votta in the comparative study was: “TO WHAT EXTENT IS POLITICAL MICROTARGETING USED BY POLITICAL ADVERTISERS TO DELIVER TOXIC CAMPAIGN MESSAGES?” To study whether this optimization was occurring, the advertisements were run through a multilevel ordinal regression(Votta [https://www.aup-online.com/content/journals/10.5117/CCR2023.1.001.VOTT] et al., 2023). They took ads from official political campaigns and compared them to third-party groups. They then analyzed the size of the desired audience and compared the size of the audience to the verbal tone of the listed advertisement. Our results indicate that while traditional media remains an important part of electoral voting, show out, and postage signs and campaign events serve a purpose in reaching a wide, unrestricted audience, social media advertising presents a valuable resource in targeting specific groups of individuals who will be most susceptible to guided advertisement. Last, we analyze the implications of our findings in the 2020 Phoenix mayoral election, how city elections differ from a presidential election, and how micro-targeted advertisements might affect voter behavior.

Female Candidates’ Incumbency and Quality (Dis)Advantage in Local Elections

ABSTRACT As springboards to higher office we need to better understand women’s electoral success at lower-level offices to eliminate the gender gap among elected officials in the United States. To help understand women’s success as local candidates, we ask: is there a difference in electoral performance between men and women with political experience who run for local office? We use an aggregate dataset of mayoral and city council elections in California between 2008 and 2015, focusing on two types of “quality” candidates – incumbents and candidates with previous elected experience. We found that female incumbents and female candidates with previous elected experience garner lower vote shares than their male counterparts, and these patterns are more pronounced in big city elections accounting for campaign financing. Despite the presumption that women do better than men in lower-level offices, male candidates get a bigger boost from incumbency and previous elected experience than female candidates.

PENGEMBANGAN KEMAMPUAN BAWASLU PEKANBARU MENERIMA PENGADUAN MASYARAKAT TERKAIT PELANGGARAN PEMILU MELALUI APLIKASI ONLINE

This service is intended to assist and develop the capacity of the Pekanbaru City Election Supervisory Board in supervising the implementation of the general election so that it runs honestly and fairly. One of the obstacles was identified in monitoring is the lack of public participation in reporting election violations. This is thought to be due to the unavailability of easily accessible reporting media. Regarding these problems, this service team was created and submitted a prototype of an application for reporting election violations to Pekanbaru Bawaslu. This application can be accessed easily by the public and through this application the report as soon as it is sent can be immediately known by the Pekanbaru Bawaslu admin. This service is carried out by: 1) Making a prototype of a violation report application to Pekanbaru Bawaslu; 2) Disseminate the use of the Application to Pekanbaru Bawaslu and others; 3) Simulating the use of the Election Violation reporting application.

Tata ruang kantor pada komisi pemilihan umum Kota Surakarta

<p><em>This study aimed to determine the layout of the office at KPU Kota Surakarta in relation to employee performance. This research is qualitative. Data collection techniques using interviews, observation, and documentation. Test the validity of the data using source and method triangulation. Qualitative data analysis was carried out interactively and continuously until completion. The research procedure uses problem identification, determination of research focus, data collection, data analysis, and research reports. The results showed that the office layout at the Surakarta City Election Commission Office used a mixed type of office layout. This type of office layout is in accordance with the factors that affect the office layout. Employee performance with this type of office layout remains stable because employees feel comfortable and accept existing conditions. Still, they realize that a better office layout will undoubtedly impact performance. </em></p>

Hambatan-Hambatan Mewujudkan Pemilu Inklusif bagi Penyandang Disabilitas pada Pemilu Kota Surabaya: Studi di Kecamatan Sukomanunggal

Inclusive elections involve diverse identities, including gender, minority groups, marginalized groups, and groups with disabilities. These elections provide special access for blind voters, including data collection and voting facilities at their residences, familiarization with special materials, accessible polling stations, and accessible voting equipment. The 2019 Surabaya City Election in Sukomanunggal District was not inclusive due to structural obstacles such as not verifying data on persons with disabilities, not providing outreach to every residence, and not using special outreach materials for disabilities. The research method used was field study, collecting data through in-depth interviews and documentation. The theoretical perspective of inclusive elections was used to analyze the results, revealing that the 2019 Surabaya City Election in Sukomanunggal District was not inclusive. Cultural barriers arose due to the lack of voting facilities for blind voters, leading to despair and a belief that their participation will not have any impact on the election. Additionally, their families did not allow them to attend the polling stations.

Participation of Special Needs Communities in the 2019 Legislative Elections in Medan City

This article explores the participation of individuals with special needs/disabilities in the 2019 legislative elections in Medan City. Despite numerous regulations governing the rights and participation of disabled voters in elections, their political rights, particularly the right to vote, are often overlooked in practice. This is evident in their low participation rates in elections, especially in Medan City. The research aims to assess the level of participation and political behavior of disabled individuals in elections and evaluate the efforts of the Medan City Election Commission (KPU) in enhancing their participation. The research method employed is qualitative descriptive, using interviews and in-depth analysis as data collection techniques. The findings indicate inaccurate data regarding disabled individuals in Medan City and low participation rates due to the lack of professionalism among polling station officers in data collection and services. This study recommends recruiting polling station officers based on qualifications and relevant experience to provide maximum and professional services in their duties. The data updating process should also be improved through collaboration between election organizers, the Department of Social Affairs, and the Department of Population and Civil Registration to collect data on disabled individuals in Medan City more effectively. Furthermore, election organizers should engage in outreach efforts,

The Effect of Covid-19 on Voters in the Medan Tuntungan District Election in 2020

The Covid Sickness (Coronavirus) flare-up that happens in all nations in this present reality is progressively widespread. This instance of pneumonia of obscure etiology or Coronavirus was first recognized in Wuhan City, Hubei Area, China on December 31, 2019. Medan City is one of the regions that held regional elections for the mayoral election, In the 2020 Medan city election, Medan was included in the red zone area where one of the areas with a positive number of covid-19 reached 4,261 people with this number Medan city accounting for 75 percent of corona virus cases in North Sumatra. But in fact, with the large number of positive Covid-19 cases in the city of Medan, there is no decrease in public enthusiasm to come to the Polling Station (TPS) compared to previous elections in Medan. This study uses a type of quantitative research because this study seeks to analyze whether there is an influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on voter participation in Medan Tuntungan sub-district. This type of research is a type of descriptive research. Influence of Covid-19 on Voters in the Medan Tuntungan District Election in 2020 is as follows: Voter participation in Medan Tuntungan District is also influenced by other variables outside the Covid-19 pandemic variable, which is 83.8%, so it is appropriate if research related to voter participation is carried out again using other variables outside the Covid-19 pandemic variable.

The Political Economy of Media in Reporting the Individual Candidate Bagyo Wahyono-FX Suparjo in the 2020 Surakarta City Election

The 2020 Surakarta City Regional Head Election was in the spotlight of Indonesian newspapers Solopos and Radar Solo ashe attraction of election is the presence of independent candidates, Bagyo Wahyono-FX Suparjo, who are competitors to the Gibran Rakabuming Raka-Teguh Prakosa pairing who were promoted to become a political party. With the difference in political caste between the two candidates, this study aims to dissect the practice of messages presented by two local newspapers in Surakarta, Solopos and Radar Solo towards the independent candidates. This study deployed Norman Fairclough's critical analysis method with approaches and paradigms of Vincent Mosco's political economy media theory. The results concluded Radar Solo tended to favor Gibran Rakabuming Raka in terms of choices and sentences presented to the audience. Meanwhile, Solopos chose a more neutral stance for both candidates. Messages presented by Solopos and Radar Solo need to provide a balanced space for the Bagyo Wahyono-FX Suparjo pairing. Various factors, such as the lack of optimal use of the Bagyo Wahyono-FX Suparjo pairing of media as a means of campaigning and the lack of a personal campaign agenda, influence this balance. Another significant finding is that there is a design and a more significant political interest behind one's appearance, which makes the dynamics of the Surakarta City Election run in vain. Keywords: Election, political communication, newspapers, candidate, discourse analysis.

Identity-Based Political Preferences In The Elections (Study Of Manggarai Ethnicity In The 2012 And 2017 Kupang City Elections)

This research aims to explain the phenomenon of identity politics in the context of Regional Head Elections (Pilkada) in the scheme of the relationship between ethnicity and voters' political preferences in Pilkada contestations. The case raised in this research is the Kupang City Pilkada during the last two periods which included the pair Yonas Salean and Dr. Herman Man in the 2012-2017 period and the couple Jefri Riwu Kore and Dr. Herman Man in the 2017-2022 period. Interestingly, the two democratic contestation celebrations were won by the Mayor candidate who was paired with Dr. Herman Man. This fact gave rise to a number of assumptions that placed the figure of Dr. Herman Man as the determining factor for victory. This research specifically wants to measure whether identity politics has changed the behavior of choosing the Manggarai ethnic group in providing support to Dr Herman Man. To get an overview and answers, this research uses a qualitative approach with a case study type on the Manggarai ethnic group in Kupang City. Data collection techniques through interviews and documentation. The research results show that support for the Kupang Mayor candidate pair who collaborated with the Deputy Mayor candidate pair from the Manggarai ethnic group was strengthened by the presence of a unifying forum, namely Panga and IKMR as the basis for the Manggarai people's association in Kupang City. The existence of non-formal institutions is an effective consolidation medium for gathering support and strengthening internal ethnic solidity.

Supervision of the Implementation of the 2020 Simultaneous Regional Head Elections by the Semarang City General Election Supervisory Body

The General Election Supervisory Body in Indonesia is an independent institution that has an important role in supervising the implementation of general elections in order to realize democratic elections. This can be seen from the implementation of the duties, obligations, and authorities of the Semarang City Election Supervisory to supervise the stages of the Regional Head Election 2020 in Semarang City in order to elect the Mayor and Deputy Mayor of Semarang. The Simultaneous Regional Head Elections in Semarang City which were carried out in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic went well, safely and democratically in accordance with existing regulations. The performance of the Semarang City Election Supervisory Agency is influenced by factors including legal substance, legal structure, and legal culture.

Women’s Inclusion and Participation in Municipal Elections: Historical Evidence from Eligible Voters Lists

Historians and social scientists have long been interested in patterns of women’s inclusion and participation in the years that followed enfranchisement. Municipal elections—an important part of the larger history of women’s enfranchisement and electoral participation—have generally been neglected in this research. In this research note, we show how samples from lists of eligible voters in Canadian city elections can serve as a valuable data source for understanding patterns of inclusion and participation among Canadian women. Using the cases of Calgary, Edmonton, and Vancouver, we demonstrate that processes of inclusion followed markedly different trajectories in each city in the early twentieth century, with very slow inclusion in Vancouver and more rapid inclusion in Calgary and Edmonton. We also provide evidence for a 2% gender gap in turnout in Calgary during the city’s early post-enfranchisement decades. This analysis illustrates the value of widely available voters lists for research on women’s democratic inclusion.

Kesadaran Politik Era Pandemi Studi Pemilihan Kepala Daerah Surabaya 2020 Di Kelurahan Medokan Ayu

This research originated from the author's interest in seeing the 2020 Surabaya Regional Head Election which was held concurrently with the Covid-19 Pandemic. The formulation of the problem from this research is how is the political awareness of the people of the Medokan Ayu Village in the 2020 Surabaya Regional Head Election, what is the strategy carried out by the (KPU) Surabaya City Election Commission to increase public interest in voting during a pandemic, what efforts have been made by candidate pairs or political parties to invite the public to vote during a pandemic, and how the people of the Medokan Ayu Village interpret political awareness from the invitation of the KPU and candidate pairs or political parties in the 2020 Surabaya City elections. Researchers used a qualitative research method with a case study approach. In qualitative research, researchers used data collection techniques by interviewing and documentation as well as Paul Goren's theory of political values and political awareness. From the research findings, it was discovered that the political awareness of the community in Medokan Ayu Subdistrict, Surabaya City, is already good, but it is not yet optimal and does not meet the target set by the Surabaya City Election Commission (KPU). There are several factors that contribute to the increase in political awareness among the community in Medokan Ayu Subdistrict, including: political socialization conducted by the Surabaya City Election Commission, political socialization by political parties, and the campaign activities of the mayoral and vice-mayoral candidates. The Surabaya City Election Commission has implemented political socialization strategies through social media and electronic media, but it needs to be evaluated further to effectively reach all levels of society and make them understand the importance of political awareness. Both pairs of candidates and their supporting parties have conducted campaigns through social media, but it often feels like a formality. The content created does not seem to resonate with the Surabaya community. The candidates prefer direct interactions with the community, despite limitations on the number of people they can meet. Virtual campaigns using online media are not yet 100% optimal and need to be re-evaluated to maximize reaching new voters.

Halo Effect as Bobby Nasution and Aulia Rachman's Political Communication Strategy in the 2020 Medan City Local Leader Election


 
 
 Bobby Nasution, who is the son-in-law of President Joko Widodo, running for mayor of Medan, North Sumatra, is an interesting topic to discuss. Bobby Nasution was accompanied by Aulia Rachman as Deputy Mayor of Medan, North Sumatra. With the pairing of Bobby Nasution and Aulia Rachman running to become the Mayor and Deputy Mayor of Medan, it attracts public attention, because people often look at the background of a candidate to determine whether the candidate is good or bad. This is known as the halo effect strategy. This study aims to explain the halo effect as a political communication strategy for the pair Bobby Nasution and Aulia Rachman in the 2020 Medan City Election. This study uses a qualitative method with a constructivism paradigm and utilizes data collection techniques in the form of in-depth interviews. The results of this study indicate that the use of the halo effect as a political communication strategy forms a positive political image, this is also in line with the vision and mission of Bobby Nasution and Aulia Rachman, namely the Medan Berkah Collaboration, to form a positive image by bringing what is needed by the people of Medan City.
 
 

City elections in the White South of Russia (autumn-winter 1919)

The article is devoted to municipal elections in the white South of Russia in the autumn of 1919. The author examines the features of the electoral legislation approved by the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces in the South of Russia A.I. Denikin, shows the course of campaigns in various provinces, gives full or partial results of voting in 39 cities.

ПОЛИТИЧЕСКОЕ НАСИЛИЕ НА ГОРОДСКИХ ВЫБОРАХ В ПЕТРОГРАДЕ ВЕСНОЙ –ЛЕТОМ 1917 ГОДА

The aim of the article is to consider the change in the political culture of the revolution and the development of civil conflict through the prism of the manifestation of political violence in the elections to self-government of Petrograd in the spring and summer of 1917. Elections to the district dumas of the capital were organized by the Petrograd City Duma and the Provisional Government. The election campaign began in May 1917, and the elections themselves took place on May 27–29 and June 3–5, 1917. The elections to the district dumas were the first elections in the new Russia, summing up three months of democratic construction that began after the February Revolution. The election campaign for the Petrograd City Duma began in mid-August, and the elections took place on August 20. They marked the end of the municipal election campaigns that took place in Russia in the summer of 1917. As part of the case-study, the article reconstructs the manifestation of political violence against various actors participating in elections, and the impact of these practices on the transformation of civil conflict and the legitimization of political violence. In the elections to the district dumas of Petrograd, political violence became a traditional means of political struggle, legitimizing its use during elections in other cities of Russia. However, no political violence was used in the elections to the Petrograd City Duma. The author concludes that behind the apparent decrease in the level of political violence on the streets of Petrograd on the eve of the “Kornilov case” lies a process of even greater polarization of society and escalation of civil conflict, when one part of the society is noticeably radicalized with the tacit consent of the other, which led to the emergence of new, more tough and legitimate ultimatum forms of communication between various groups of the population and the authorities.