President Lee Jae-myung's approval rating has fallen for the second consecutive week, reaching 46.3%, according to a public opinion survey released on July 27.
The survey, conducted by Realmeter at the request of Energy Economy News from July 20 to 24, involved 2,505 respondents aged 18 and older nationwide. The positive evaluation of President Lee's performance decreased by 2.1 percentage points from the previous week.
Negative evaluations rose by 1.5 percentage points to 49.5%, with the gap between positive and negative responses standing at 3.2 percentage points, within the margin of error (±2.0 percentage points at a 95% confidence level). The percentage of respondents who answered 'don't know' was 4.2%.
Regionally, the approval rating in Daegu and North Gyeongsang Province dropped by 16.8 percentage points to 30.1%. In Jeonnam, Gwangju, and Jeonbuk, it fell by 5.1 percentage points to 74.6%, while in Incheon and Gyeonggi, it decreased by 2.4 percentage points to 45.5%. Conversely, in Daejeon, Sejong, and Chungcheong, it increased by 4.2 percentage points to 42.3%.
By age group, the most significant decline was among those aged 70 and older, which dropped by 10.3 percentage points to 40.9%. The approval rating for those in their 40s fell to 51.2%, down 4.3 percentage points, while the rating for those in their 20s decreased by 2.7 percentage points to 32.8%. In contrast, the approval rating for those in their 30s rose by 4.5 percentage points to 39.3%.
In terms of ideological orientation, the approval rating among moderates decreased by 1.8 percentage points to 49.2%, and among progressives, it fell by 1.6 percentage points to 67.9%.
In a separate survey conducted on July 23-24 among 1,001 eligible voters aged 18 and older regarding party support, the Democratic Party recorded 41.3%, while the People Power Party stood at 40.6%. The Democratic Party's support decreased by 1.8 percentage points, while the People Power Party's support increased by 0.6 percentage points.
Support for the Justice Reform Party was at 3.3%, the Reform Party at 2.2%, and the Progressive Party at 1.0%. The percentage of undecided voters was 9.6%.
Both surveys were conducted using a wireless automated response method. The margin of error for the presidential approval rating survey is ±2.0 percentage points at a 95% confidence level, with a response rate of 3.6%. The margin of error for the party support survey is ±3.1 percentage points at a 95% confidence level, with a response rate of 4.3%. For more details, please refer to the website of the National Election Survey Deliberation Commission.
The survey, conducted by Realmeter at the request of Energy Economy News from July 20 to 24, involved 2,505 respondents aged 18 and older nationwide. The positive evaluation of President Lee's performance decreased by 2.1 percentage points from the previous week.
Negative evaluations rose by 1.5 percentage points to 49.5%, with the gap between positive and negative responses standing at 3.2 percentage points, within the margin of error (±2.0 percentage points at a 95% confidence level). The percentage of respondents who answered 'don't know' was 4.2%.
Regionally, the approval rating in Daegu and North Gyeongsang Province dropped by 16.8 percentage points to 30.1%. In Jeonnam, Gwangju, and Jeonbuk, it fell by 5.1 percentage points to 74.6%, while in Incheon and Gyeonggi, it decreased by 2.4 percentage points to 45.5%. Conversely, in Daejeon, Sejong, and Chungcheong, it increased by 4.2 percentage points to 42.3%.
By age group, the most significant decline was among those aged 70 and older, which dropped by 10.3 percentage points to 40.9%. The approval rating for those in their 40s fell to 51.2%, down 4.3 percentage points, while the rating for those in their 20s decreased by 2.7 percentage points to 32.8%. In contrast, the approval rating for those in their 30s rose by 4.5 percentage points to 39.3%.
In terms of ideological orientation, the approval rating among moderates decreased by 1.8 percentage points to 49.2%, and among progressives, it fell by 1.6 percentage points to 67.9%.
In a separate survey conducted on July 23-24 among 1,001 eligible voters aged 18 and older regarding party support, the Democratic Party recorded 41.3%, while the People Power Party stood at 40.6%. The Democratic Party's support decreased by 1.8 percentage points, while the People Power Party's support increased by 0.6 percentage points.
Support for the Justice Reform Party was at 3.3%, the Reform Party at 2.2%, and the Progressive Party at 1.0%. The percentage of undecided voters was 9.6%.
Both surveys were conducted using a wireless automated response method. The margin of error for the presidential approval rating survey is ±2.0 percentage points at a 95% confidence level, with a response rate of 3.6%. The margin of error for the party support survey is ±3.1 percentage points at a 95% confidence level, with a response rate of 4.3%. For more details, please refer to the website of the National Election Survey Deliberation Commission.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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