Populi Center is a non-profit organization for the study of public opinion and public policy based in Jakarta and was established on June 6, 2012 under the legal entity Yayasan Populi Indonesia (Number: AHU-5475.AH.01.04. Year 2012). This institution was established to conduct empirical studies on public perception of social, political and economic issues, especially those related to national and regional leadership, electoral studies and general elections, as well as evaluation of public policies that are of concern to the wider community.

The Populi Center has conducted many national and regional surveys regarding voter behavior and public policy. To support the development of modern political analysis and based on the spirit of transparency and accountability, the Populi Center invites political researchers to use primary data in accordance with academic agreements and ethics.

The Populi Center also actively facilitates discussions for pro-democracy activists, officials, politicians and academics in studying various themes related to elections, democracy and other actual issues.

For institutional development, the Populi Center also organizes various training and courses on statistics as well as quantitative and qualitative research methods for interested research staff, community members, and the general public.

The results of the Populi Center's work have been appreciated by various decision-makers ranging from politicians, political party leaders, government officials, corporations, to academics.

Since June 2021, the Populi Center has been led by Afrimadona as Executive Director.

Board of Advisors: Dr. Prasetyantoko (Ketua); Ratri lstania. MA, Ph.D; Prof. Dr. Ramlan Surbakti; Dr. Dan Slater; Teguh Yudo Wicaksono. PhD; Sukidi Mulyadi, MA, Ph.D; Sirojuddin Arif. MA. PhD; dan E. Christiantoko.