Democratic Party Leads with 48.7% Support, Gap Widens with People Power Party

A recent poll indicates that the gap in support between the Democratic Party and the People Power Party has widened.

According to a survey conducted by Realmeter on May 7-8, commissioned by Energy Economy Newspaper, the Democratic Party garnered 48.7% support, while the People Power Party received 30.9%.

The Democratic Party's support increased by 0.1 percentage points from the previous week, while the People Power Party's support decreased by 0.7 percentage points. This resulted in a gap of 17.8 percentage points, marking the 14th consecutive week that the difference has remained outside the margin of error.

Following the two major parties, the Reform Party received 3.5%, the Justice Party 3.2%, and other parties collectively received 3.2%. The percentage of undecided voters was recorded at 8.5%.

Regionally, the Democratic Party's support was highest in Gwangju, Jeonnam, and Jeonbuk at 71.5%, followed by Daejeon, Chungcheong, and Sejong at 53.2%, Busan, Ulsan, and Gyeongnam at 39.8%, and Daegu and Gyeongbuk at 30.4%.

In terms of age demographics, the Democratic Party found its strongest support among voters in their 50s (61.8%), followed by those in their 40s (58.4%), those aged 70 and older (45.7%), those in their 30s (40.3%), and those in their 20s (31.4%).

Conversely, the People Power Party's highest support was in Daegu and Gyeongbuk at 49.7%, followed by Busan, Ulsan, and Gyeongnam at 35.1%, Seoul at 32.8%, Daejeon, Chungcheong, and Sejong at 31.4%, and Gyeonggi and Incheon at 26.8%. Among age groups, the People Power Party attracted support from voters in their 20s (43.7%), followed by those in their 50s (24.7%), those in their 30s (25.4%), and those in their 40s (18.6%).

The survey attempted to contact 27,189 voters aged 18 and older, with 1,006 responding, resulting in a response rate of 3.7%. The margin of error is ±3.1 percentage points at a 95% confidence level.

The poll was conducted using a 100% automated response method, employing a random sampling framework for telephone calls. For more details, please refer to the website of the National Election Survey Deliberation Commission.