Parameter Politik Indonesia Survey: 65.2% of Public Satisfied with President Prabowo's Performance

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Adi Prayitno, the Executive Director of Parameter Politik Indonesia, stated that 65.2 percent of the public is satisfied with the performance of President Prabowo Subianto.

"Among the respondents, 2.9 percent expressed they are very satisfied, while 62.3 percent said they are satisfied. Combined, this amounts to approximately 65.2 percent who indicated they are satisfied with President Prabowo Subianto's performance as the President of the Republic of Indonesia," Adi said during the online release of the latest National Survey on Sunday (18/10/2026).

Meanwhile, Adi noted that around 28.1 percent expressed dissatisfaction with Prabowo's performance.

The remaining 6.7 percent were unsure or did not respond.

Adi also mentioned that the survey found that Generation Z is satisfied and very satisfied with a total of 60.6 percent.

Generation Y, or millennials, showed satisfaction at 63.4 percent, Generation X at 73.4 percent, boomers at 63.4 percent, and pre-boomers at 65.5 percent.

Conversely, Generation Z reported dissatisfaction and very dissatisfaction at a total of 37.0 percent, millennials at 32.1 percent, Generation X at 16.4 percent, boomers at 22.7 percent, and pre-boomers at 34.5 percent.

Regarding educational background, satisfaction and very satisfaction levels for Prabowo among those with no formal education or incomplete primary schooling were 79.3 percent.

This satisfaction level decreased among those with completed primary education at 74.9 percent, secondary education at 64.3 percent, high school/vocational education at 62.4 percent, and tertiary education at 43.2 percent.

Dissatisfaction and very dissatisfaction levels for Prabowo's performance were 10.0 percent among those without formal education, 14.8 percent for completed primary education, 32.0 percent for secondary education, 33.0 percent for high school/vocational education, and 50.4 percent for tertiary education.

Satisfaction Rate for Vice President Gibran Reaches 49 Percent

In comparison, public satisfaction with Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka stands at 49 percent.

"Those who expressed very satisfied and satisfied combined total about 49.0 percent," he disclosed.

Approximately 38.5 percent indicated dissatisfaction with the performance of the former mayor of Solo.

The survey was conducted among 1,200 respondents who are at least 17 years old or married.

The respondents were proportionally distributed across 38 provinces, 116 districts/cities, and 120 sub-districts and villages.

The survey was carried out through face-to-face interviews from September 26 to October 6, 2026.

The survey's confidence level is 95 percent with a margin of error of 2.83 percent.