  Social media has been used for political campaigns of presidential candidates
in a number of democratic countries, including Indonesia.The candidates for
president and vice president have been following the latest trends in the
virtual world by using social media such as: 1) Facebook, and 2) Twitter.The
author's continuing research with a focus on the popularity of candidates for
president and vice president of the Indonesian presidential election in July 9,
2014.The authors found that Facebook remains a social media most widely used in
Indonesia for presidential campaigns. Prabowo secured the most number of fans
on Facebook. While Joko Widodo secured the most number of followers on
Twitter.Facebook users is dominated by the user in the age range 18-24 years,
and most cities are using Facebook is Jakarta.
