Abstract:
General election of regional head (Pemilukada) is influenced by various factors. This study
explains the influence of ethnics towards political choice in local election. This study is using
political behavior approach. Collecting data of this study is using field research and data analysis
using quantitative and qualitative method. The finding is, influence of ethnics found in several
voter especially in case Malay Riau ethnics. But, in other case, several voters from Java
ethnic and another “visitors” ethnics vote without identification of ethnic. It can be seen from
the factors that influence voter for voting Zulkifli AS-dr Sunaryo candidate. In the local election
of Dumai in 2005 found mostly voters who votes Zulkifli AS-Dr Sunaryo candidate did not vote
because of ethnics’ identification. So, in this case there is correlation between ethnics and political.
But the relation is imperfect. In other words there are many another relations except ethnics’
factors that is linked with political choice in local election of Dumai City in 2005.
