A recent poll revealed that President Lee Jae-myung's approval rating for his administration dropped by 3.9 percentage points following the June 3 local elections.
According to a survey conducted by Realmeter at the request of the Energy Economy Newspaper, the approval rating for President Lee's governance fell to 55.2% from the previous week. The poll surveyed 2,013 eligible voters aged 18 and older nationwide from June 1 to 2 and June 4 to 5.
The disapproval rating increased to 41.0%, rising by 4.2 percentage points from the last survey, while 3.8% of respondents indicated they did not know.
Regionally, the Busan, Ulsan, and Gyeongnam areas saw the largest decline, with a 6.9 percentage point drop to 49.7%. In Incheon and Gyeonggi, the approval rating decreased by 4.7 percentage points to 55.9%. Seoul (47.4%) and Daegu and Gyeongbuk (47.1%) also experienced declines of over 3 percentage points during the same period.
Among political affiliations, approval ratings fell by 6.5 percentage points among moderates (56.7%) and by 5.8 percentage points among conservatives (22.6%). By age group, the largest drops were seen among those in their 30s (38.8%, down 10.7 percentage points) and those in their 60s (56.6%, down 5.3 percentage points). Professionally, students (31.1%, down 13.2 percentage points) and office, management, and professional workers (56.6%, down 5.3 percentage points) also reported significant declines.
Realmeter noted that the drop in approval ratings was influenced by administrative accountability issues stemming from a shortage of ballots during the elections and the Democratic Party's failure to reclaim the Seoul mayoral position. Additionally, the surge in exchange rates later in the week contributed to the decline in support following the elections.
The survey was conducted using a wireless automated response method, with a margin of error of ±2.2 percentage points at a 95% confidence level and a response rate of 5.7%. For more details, please refer to the Central Election Survey Deliberation Committee's website.
According to a survey conducted by Realmeter at the request of the Energy Economy Newspaper, the approval rating for President Lee's governance fell to 55.2% from the previous week. The poll surveyed 2,013 eligible voters aged 18 and older nationwide from June 1 to 2 and June 4 to 5.
The disapproval rating increased to 41.0%, rising by 4.2 percentage points from the last survey, while 3.8% of respondents indicated they did not know.
Regionally, the Busan, Ulsan, and Gyeongnam areas saw the largest decline, with a 6.9 percentage point drop to 49.7%. In Incheon and Gyeonggi, the approval rating decreased by 4.7 percentage points to 55.9%. Seoul (47.4%) and Daegu and Gyeongbuk (47.1%) also experienced declines of over 3 percentage points during the same period.
Among political affiliations, approval ratings fell by 6.5 percentage points among moderates (56.7%) and by 5.8 percentage points among conservatives (22.6%). By age group, the largest drops were seen among those in their 30s (38.8%, down 10.7 percentage points) and those in their 60s (56.6%, down 5.3 percentage points). Professionally, students (31.1%, down 13.2 percentage points) and office, management, and professional workers (56.6%, down 5.3 percentage points) also reported significant declines.
Realmeter noted that the drop in approval ratings was influenced by administrative accountability issues stemming from a shortage of ballots during the elections and the Democratic Party's failure to reclaim the Seoul mayoral position. Additionally, the surge in exchange rates later in the week contributed to the decline in support following the elections.
The survey was conducted using a wireless automated response method, with a margin of error of ±2.2 percentage points at a 95% confidence level and a response rate of 5.7%. For more details, please refer to the Central Election Survey Deliberation Committee's website.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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