Online political trust in Anies Baswedan as a candidate for the President of Indonesia 2024

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to see the level of political trust in online social networks by paying attention to the presidential candidacy of Anies Baswedan as Indonesia’s 2024 presidential candidate. The data source uses social media Twitter which focuses on searching based on the official account @aniesbaswedan. The data is collected using Ncapture, and the collected data is transferred to the Nvivo 12 Plus analysis tool. The data is then coded based on sentiment analysis and word frequency queries. The findings of this study indicate that political trust can be analyzed by paying attention to social interactions and discussions on online social networks such as Twitter. These findings indicate a relatively stable online political trust in Anies Baswedan. There are dominant factors that influence this trust, including the response of Anies Baswedan’s leadership in reducing the number of cases of the COVID-19 pandemic, regional development issues, awards or achievements during the lea- dership period, the presidential nomination for 2024, and self-characteristics that are con- sidered smart and intelligent. This level of political trust may positively affect Anies Baswedan’s chances in the upcoming 2024 Indonesian presidential election.