Persepsi Pemilih Muda terhadap Integritas Pemilu dan Pelanggaran Elektoral: Bukti Empiris dari Yogyakarta

Abstract

The 2024 Indonesian Presidential Election (Pilpres) was marked by a significant number of alleged violations, while young voters constitute the largest voter segment whose perception of electoral integrity will shape the future quality of Indonesian democracy. This study aims to analyze young voters' perceptions at five universities in the Special Region of Yogyakarta (DIY) regarding alleged violations during the 2024 Pilpres, covering their level of awareness, the most recognized types of violations, reporting attitudes, and evaluation of the General Election Supervisory Body (Bawaslu). This research employed a descriptive quantitative approach through a survey method with simple random sampling involving 151 students from Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta, Universitas Pembangunan Nasional Veteran Yogyakarta, and UIN Sunan Kalijaga Yogyakarta. Data were collected through an online questionnaire (Google Form) and analyzed descriptively. The results show that all respondents (100%) were aware the 2024 Pilpres was held and 84.8% had exercised their voting rights, yet only 58.3% reported awareness of alleged violations, with code-of-ethics violations (60.9%) and administrative violations (43.7%) being the most recognized types. Mass media was the dominant information source (82.8%). Although 53.6% of respondents stated they were highly willing to report violations, only 40.4% actually intended to report to Bawaslu, and only 35.1% knew the official reporting procedure. As many as 59.1% of respondents considered electoral violations a serious threat to democracy, while evaluations of Bawaslu's performance remained polarized between satisfied (40.7%) and not yet optimal (21.3%). These findings indicate a gap between cognitive awareness and active participation of young voters in election oversight, rooted in limited electoral literacy and trust in supervisory institutions. This study recommends strengthening campus-based voter education and more massive socialization of Bawaslu's reporting channels to convert young voters' awareness into tangible oversight participation.