President Lee Jae-myung's approval rating has dropped to the 30% range for the first time since taking office, according to a recent public opinion poll.
The survey, conducted by JoWon C&I at the request of Straight News from August 22 to 24, involved 2,001 men and women aged 18 and older nationwide. The results showed that 38.9% of respondents approved of President Lee's governance, while 57.9% disapproved. Those who were unsure accounted for 3.2%.
Compared to the previous survey conducted from August 8 to 10, the approval rating fell from 42.9% to 38.9%, a decrease of 4.0 percentage points, while disapproval rose from 54.1% to 57.9%, an increase of 3.8 percentage points. This marks a significant drop of 27.2 percentage points from the peak approval rating of 66.1% recorded in early April.
The survey results indicated that disapproval ratings exceeded approval ratings across all age groups. Among those aged 18 to 29, approval was at 30.1% and disapproval at 62.9%. For those in their 30s, approval was 33.1% and disapproval 65.8%. The disapproval ratings were also high among those in their 40s (43.3% approval, 56.3% disapproval), 50s (40.9% approval, 56.3% disapproval), 60s (44.2% approval, 53.3% disapproval), and those aged 70 and older (39.6% approval, 54.7% disapproval). The highest disapproval rating was recorded among respondents in their 30s.
Regionally, disapproval ratings were predominant in all areas except for the Honam region (Jeollanam-do, Gwangju, Jeollabuk-do), where approval was 65.3% and disapproval 31.3%. The Daejeon, Sejong, and Chungcheong area recorded the highest disapproval rate at 64.5% (33.5% approval), followed by Busan, Ulsan, and Gyeongsangnam-do (34.2% approval, 62.4% disapproval), Seoul (34.9% approval, 61.9% disapproval), Daegu and Gyeongsangbuk-do (35.7% approval, 61.2% disapproval), Incheon and Gyeonggi (38.5% approval, 58.1% disapproval), and Gangwon and Jeju (38.5% approval, 58.8% disapproval). Among the centrist group, a key indicator of ideological leanings, approval was at 42.9% and disapproval at 55.1%, with disapproval 12.2 percentage points higher.
In party support, the Democratic Party recorded 43.9%, while the People Power Party stood at 37.3%, resulting in a gap of 6.6 percentage points between the two parties. Following them were the Justice Party at 2.8%, the Reform Party at 1.9%, other parties at 1.6%, and the Progressive Party at 0.8%. Those who chose 'none' accounted for 10.5%, and 1.1% were unsure. Compared to the previous survey, the Democratic Party saw a decrease of 2.5 percentage points, while the People Power Party maintained its position, reducing the gap from 9.1 percentage points to 6.6 percentage points.
This survey was conducted using a 100% mobile random digit dialing (RDD) method with proportional allocation by gender, age, and region. The margin of error is ±2.2 percentage points at a 95% confidence level. 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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