President Lee's approval rating is 35.2%... “Downtrend due to negative news in personnel, security, and real estate” [Real Meter] (comprehensive)

The Democratic Party plummeted by 7.0% points to 35.5%, and the National Power Party rose by 2.9% points to 41.3%... Reversal within the margin of error

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Park Jae-ha = A public opinion poll was released on the 12th showing that President Lee Jae-myung's approval rating for his performance of state affairs has fallen for two consecutive weeks.

As a result of a survey of 1,504 people over the age of 18 nationwide conducted by Realmeter on the 6th to 8th at the request of Asia Economy, the positive evaluation of President Lee's performance of state affairs was calculated to be 35.2%, down 2.2 percentage points from last week.

Negative evaluation was 61.4%, up 1.6 percentage points from the previous week. ‘I don’t know’ was 3.4%.

Realmeter analyzed, "It appears that the controversy over the independence of the judiciary with Chief Justice Cho Hee-dae, the security battle between the ruling and opposition parties following the DMZ land mine explosion, and the rise in rent and apartment prices in the metropolitan area have led to a decline in approval ratings as they have been focused on issues related to the audit of government affairs."

By region, Daejeon, Sejong, and Chungcheong showed the largest decline, recording 33.7%, down 8.7 percentage points from last week.

In addition, Busan, Ulsan, and Gyeongnam (30.4%) fell by 4.7% points, Incheon and Gyeonggi (33.0%) fell by 3.1% points, and Daegu and Gyeongbuk (26.8%) fell by 2.4% points.

On the other hand, Jeonnam Gwangju and Jeonbuk recorded 59.7%, up 2.3 percentage points from last week.

By age group, a decline was observed in all age groups except for those in their 20s (27.3%) and 30s (31.3%), which rose by 3.1%p and 2.1%p, respectively.

The decline was greatest among those in their 70s or older (31.7%), down 7.6 percentage points, while those in their 40s (37.3%) fell 5.1 percentage points, those in their 50s (42.5%) fell 2.9 percentage points, and those in their 60s (38.2%) fell 1.8 percentage points.

By ideological orientation, it fell by 3.9% points in the conservative class (10.2%), 3.5% points in the moderate class (39.2%), and 1.4% points in the progressive class (53.0%).

In a political party approval survey conducted on the 7th and 8th among 1,004 voters over the age of 18 nationwide, the Democratic Party of Korea recorded 35.7% and the People Power Party recorded 41.3%.

The Democratic Party's approval rating reversed, with a 7.0% point drop compared to the last survey, while the People Power Party's approval rating rose 2.9% point. However, the gap between the two parties is 5.8%p, which is still within the margin of error (±3.1%p).

Regarding the Democratic Party's approval rating, Realmeter explained, "It is interpreted that the approval rating of the Democratic Party has fallen significantly due to the departure of supporters, especially those in their 40s and progressives, due to a combination of negative factors such as conflict with the Judiciary and Judiciary Committee of the Supreme Court, controversy over impeachment, conflict with the Chokuk Innovation Party over the reorganization of investigative powers, and instability in rent for real estate in the metropolitan area."

Regarding the People Power Party, he pointed out, "At the beginning of the National Assembly audit, it strengthened its lending offensive through security issues such as the DMZ land mine explosion, the adoption of Supreme Court Chief Justice Cho Hee-dae's testimony and the impeachment battle, and also overlapped with controversies over government policies such as the complete survey of farmland and investments in the United States. It appears that the approval rating has increased by benefiting from public opinion criticizing the government and the ruling party."

In fact, the Democratic Party's approval ratings fell by region in Daejeon, Sejong, and Chungcheong (14.0% points) and Incheon and Gyeonggi (10.0% points). In addition, there was a decline in both the progressive class (14.0%p) and the conservative class (5.1%p), and the decline in approval ratings was also noticeable among those in their 40s (17.0%p), 20s (8.8%p), and 60s (7.0%p).

On the other hand, the People Power Party rose by 11.8% points in Daejeon, Sejong, and Chungcheong, and by 5.9% points in Incheon and Gyeonggi. Additionally, approval ratings rose among conservatives (4.9%p), progressives (3.5%p), those in their 60s (5.6%p), and those in their 30s (4.3%p).

The Fatherland Innovation Party recorded 6.3%, up 1.1 percentage points from last week. The New Reform Party is 2.8% and the Progressive Party is 1.2%. Other political parties were surveyed at 1.8%, and independents were at 11.0%.

The sampling error for the survey on approval of the president's performance of state affairs was ±2.5%p at the 95% confidence level, and the response rate was 2.8%. The sampling error for the party support survey was ±3.1%p at the 95% confidence level, and the response rate was 2.6%. Both surveys were conducted 100% wirelessly using an automated response method. For more information, please refer to the National Election Opinion Survey Deliberation Committee website.