JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
by muthkum
HTML
<select id="countryselect" name="country">
<option value="1">Afghanistan</option>
<option value="2">Albania</option>
<option value="3">Algeria</option>
<option value="4">Malaysia</option>
<option value="5">Maldives</option>
</select>
JavaScript
$("#countryselect").val('2')