Yoon's Approval Rating Rises 1.9%p to 39.2%... "Decline in Seoul, 50s, and Centrist Groups"

President Yoon Suk-yeol's approval rating for his administration slightly increased compared to last week, according to a public opinion poll released on the 12th.

Realmeter conducted the survey on behalf of Energy Economy Newspaper from the 5th to the 8th, targeting 2,011 people aged 18 and older nationwide (with a 95% confidence level and a margin of error of ±2.2 percentage points). The positive evaluation of President Yoon's administration stood at 39.2%.

This figure is 1.9 percentage points higher within the margin of error compared to the previous survey (January 29 to February 2). Negative evaluations of the administration decreased by 1.7 percentage points within the margin of error to 57.7%.

Realmeter analyzed that the increase in positive evaluations was contributed by the nationwide expansion of Neulbom School emphasizing national care, the increase in medical school quotas to improve regional medical accessibility, the reduction of management burdens on small business owners, and the relaxation of administrative sanctions on the sale of alcohol and tobacco to minors.

By region, positive evaluations rose in Daejeon, Sejong, and Chungcheong (up 5.3 percentage points) and Incheon and Gyeonggi (up 4.5 percentage points), while it declined in Seoul (down 1.0 percentage point). By age group, it increased among those aged 70 and above (up 6.9 percentage points), people in their 20s (up 5.9 percentage points), and those in their 60s (up 3.2 percentage points), but decreased among those in their 50s (down 2.4 percentage points).

By ideological inclination, positive evaluations declined among centrists (down 2.0 percentage points). The presidential administration approval survey was conducted via automated response with 97% mobile and 3% landline, with a response rate of 3.6%.

In a party support survey conducted from the 7th to the 8th targeting 1,004 voters aged 18 and older nationwide (with a 95% confidence level and a sampling error of ±3.1 percentage points), the People Power Party (PPP) received 40.9%, an increase of 1.1 percentage points compared to the previous survey (February 1 to 2).

The Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) dropped by 3.4 percentage points to 41.8%, with the gap between the two major parties within the margin of error at 0.9 percentage points.

Support for the People Power Party increased in Daejeon, Sejong, and Chungcheong (up 7.2 percentage points), Incheon and Gyeonggi (up 4.5 percentage points), Gwangju and Jeolla (up 2.6 percentage points), Seoul (up 2.2 percentage points), and among those in their 60s (up 9.1 percentage points) and 70 and above (up 3.0 percentage points). It decreased in Busan, Ulsan, and Gyeongnam (down 6.8 percentage points), Daegu and Gyeongbuk (down 9.2 percentage points), and among those in their 40s (down 3.7 percentage points) and 20s (down 3.8 percentage points).

Support for the Democratic Party declined in Daejeon, Sejong, and Chungcheong (down 11.4 percentage points), Gwangju and Jeolla (down 8.8 percentage points), Seoul (down 6.1 percentage points), Incheon and Gyeonggi (down 4.4 percentage points), those aged 70 and above (down 8.6 percentage points), those in their 60s (down 6.1 percentage points), 20s (down 4.3 percentage points), 50s (down 3.8 percentage points), and among progressives (down 6.2 percentage points), while it rose in Busan, Ulsan, and Gyeongnam (up 7.5 percentage points).

The Green Justice Party was recorded at 2.2%, up 0.9 percentage points, and the Progressive Party at 1.6%, up 0.4 percentage points. The proportion of respondents with no party affiliation (independents) rose by 0.6 percentage points to 7.5%.

The party support survey was conducted via automated response with 97% mobile and 3% landline, with a response rate of 3.8%. For more details, please refer to the Central Election Survey Deliberation Commission website.