A poll released on the 7th showed that President Lee Jae Myung’s approval rating for his job performance has fallen for eight consecutive weeks, hitting a new low since his inauguration.
According to a survey conducted by Realmeter from August 31 to September 4, commissioned by Energy Economics Daily, the positive evaluation of the president’s job performance dropped by 1.5 percentage points (p) from the previous week to 37.4%.
The negative evaluation rose by 0.8 percentage points to 59.5%, surpassing the positive evaluation outside the margin of error for the sixth consecutive week. The proportion of respondents who answered “undecided” was 3.1%.
The approval rating declined in Seoul (down 6 percentage points), Daegu·Gyeongbuk (down 2.9 percentage points), Incheon·Gyeonggi (down 2.3 percentage points), Busan·Ulsan·Gyeongnam (down 1.2 percentage points), males (down 2.4 percentage points), those in their 30s (down 4.9 percentage points), 60s (down 4.9 percentage points), 40s (down 2.1 percentage points), those aged 70 and above (down 1.3 percentage points), and moderates (down 5.5 percentage points). Conversely, the rating increased in Daejeon·Sejong·Chungcheong (up 5.6 percentage points), those in their 50s (up 3.1 percentage points), and progressives (up 4 percentage points).
Realmeter analyzed, “The overlapping controversies surrounding preferential treatment and allegations of prosecution dismissal related to ministerial candidates, along with the backtracking on the real estate tax reform plan, led to the spread of negative public opinion regarding trust in personnel and policy decisions, resulting in a continued decline in approval ratings.”
In a party support poll conducted from September 3–4 among 1,001 people aged 18 and above nationwide, the Democratic Party of Korea recorded 41.8%, and the People Power Party 37.6%. The Democratic Party fell by 1.3 percentage points from the previous survey, while the People Power Party dropped by 0.1 percentage points. The Rebuilding Korea Party’s support was 4.5%, the Reform Party 2.3%, and the Progressive Party followed with 1.3%.
Both surveys were conducted via wireless automatic response. The margin of error for the presidential approval rating survey was ±2 percentage points at a 95% confidence level, with a response rate of 4.2%. For the party support survey, the margin of error was ±3.1 percentage points at a 95% confidence level, with a response rate of 3.8%. For details, refer to the National Election Survey Deliberation Commission’s website.
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