Presidential Election Enters Neck-and-Neck Race... Gallup: "Lee 36% · Yoon 36%, Support Rates Tied"

Democratic Party Approval Rating Surpasses People Power Party

Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party presidential candidate (left), Yoon Seok-youl, the People Power Party presidential candidate (right) [Photo by Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Naju-seok] A poll has shown that Lee Jae-myung, the presidential candidate of the Democratic Party of Korea, and Yoon Seok-youl, the presidential candidate of the People Power Party, recorded the same approval ratings.

Source: Provided by Gallup

According to a Gallup poll conducted on the 3rd, both Lee and Yoon received 36% support each, while Sim Sang-jung, the presidential candidate of the Justice Party, and Ahn Cheol-soo, the presidential candidate of the People Power Party, each recorded 5%. Compared to the poll conducted two weeks ago (from the 16th to the 18th of last month), Lee's approval rating rose by 5 percentage points, while Yoon's dropped by 6 percentage points. The 11 percentage point gap narrowed to 0 percentage points in just two weeks.

In the survey on party support, the Democratic Party received 35%, the People Power Party 34%, and the non-affiliated group 21%. In the previous survey, the People Power Party (34%) led the Democratic Party (32%) by 2 percentage points, but this time the Democratic Party took the lead. In a poll asking the public's opinion on maintaining or changing the government, 36% favored maintaining the current administration, while 53% supported a change.

This poll was conducted nationwide from the 30th of last month to the 2nd of this month, targeting 1,000 people aged 18 and over via telephone interviews. The margin of error is ±3.1 percentage points at a 95% confidence level. For more details, please refer to the Central Election Poll Deliberation Commission website or the Korea Gallup website.