Google analytics also shows searches for campaign songs of both candidates in North Sumatra, East Java, Jakarta, and Yogyakarta, but Jokowi’s camp received more queries from densely populated Central Java.

Searches for Jokowi campaign songs.
Searches for Jokowi campaign songs.
Image: Google
Searches for Prabowo campaign songs.
Searches for Prabowo campaign songs.

If attention on other social media platforms is any indication, Prabowo has an edge, at least on Facebook. Indonesia has 69 million registered users and as of today, there have been over 200 million posts, comments, likes, or shares related to the election, according to the company. Prabowo has almost twice as many fans as Jokowi on Facebook.

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