Understanding the voter’s behavior as an effort to increase publics’ political participation in Indonesia

Sarina Yusuf

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Type :	article
Subject :	BF Psychology
ISSN :	2222-6990
Main Author :	Sarina Yusuf
Additional Authors :	Yadi Satriadi Roslan Ali
Title :	Understanding the voter’s behavior as an effort to increase publics’ political participation in Indonesia

Place of Production :	Tanjong Malim
Publisher :	Fakulti Bahasa dan Komunikasi
Year of Publication :	2021
Corporate Name :	Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris

Abstract : Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris

This article is based on the reflection of voter’s participation issue in determining their political choices on Indonesia’s election momentum. The increasing number of political participation in abstention is an exciting issue to be studied in democratic countries. It is exciting because one of the benchmarks for the success of democracy is based on society's participation in elections. This article seeks to present a comprehensive overview of voter’s behavior through various theoretical points of view. Literature review method is used in arranging this article. This article introduces the voter’s behavior and a discussion of theoretical approaches to read the voter's behavior. This article focuses on the main findings of relevant theory and empirical research that provide insight related to the factors that cause voting behavior and their relations. This article concludes that people have different voting behaviors. Some voters vote based on sociological factors such as social communities, family, ethnicity, and religion and are also influenced by psychological factors such as identifying political parties, candidates, and issues. Keywords: Voter’s Behavior, Sociological Approach, Psychological Approach, Social Community, Psychological Factors

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