Indonesia held the Legislative and Presidential Elections simultaneously on April 17, 2019. In these elections' candidates and the success team actively used new media to influence voters. This research was conducted to find out how much influence the new media has on political participation in the 2019 elections, especially in Belu Regency as the border region of Indonesia-Timor Leste. The researchers previously examined the effect of the new media on the election of governors whose locations were in urban areas. In contrast to this study conducted in simultaneous elections located in rural areas in Belu Regency. This Research conducted in April 2019 with 282 respondents of beginner's voter in Belu Regency. The independent variables examined in this study were affect new media (X) and dependent variables of voter participation (Y). The theories used in this study are stimulus response theory, magic bullet theory, and political participation concept. Based on linear regression analysis, the variable X has a positive effect on the variable Y. However, this effect is included in the weak category with a correlation rate of 31.5 percent.
The political participation of beginner voters in the 2019 Indonesian General Elections in Belu Regency, East Nusa Tenggara Province (NTT) differentiate the current research from other studies. The television media were assumed to influence the political participation of beginner voters in the border region. Correlation test (r) was used to uncover the findings of this study. This study revealed a correlation between exposure to television mass media and political participation with 0.623 value, or strong correlation level category. Television media exposure also had a significant influence on political participation in the border district. Therefore, television broadcasting institutions which manage public frequencies play an important role in increasing the political participation of beginner voters at the border district by broadcasting political and election-related contents or programs.
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