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The Indonesian Democracy Index (IDI) is a measure of democracy in Indonesia to read achievements and develop planning programs in political development. As a measurement tool, the IDI is faced with methodological issues which ultimately are connected with the issue of representation of the formation of democratic working groups in the region. This article focuses on the synergy of stakeholders in the central and methodological regions in contributing to the process of data collection in the field and the function of quality control to integrate the results of the IDI as a database and political development orientation. By using descriptive research methods through collecting in-depth interviews, document studies, and document triangulation, this article finds that there are problems related to methodological substance concerning the differences in practical concepts of programs to strengthen democratic working groups on the diversity of regions with various demographic characteristics. At the same time, the study of connectivity and corelativity between the basic variables of IDI calculation, the evaluation of the Indonesian democracy working group strengthening program, the availability of budgets from program implementers with the results of the Indonesian Democracy Index (IDI) score that maybe would give any social impact to the society.