Seoul National University Undergraduate Political Awareness Survey Results Released
35.1% of SNU Students Support Lee Junseok
Lee Junseok, a member of the Reform New Party, recorded a support rate of over 35% in a Seoul National University poll conducted ahead of the June 3 presidential election, making him the presidential candidate with the highest level of support.
Lee Junseok, the presidential candidate of the Reform New Party, arrived at the party's vote counting situation room set up in the National Assembly Members' Office Building on the 3rd after confirming the exit poll results announced by the three major broadcasting stations and is expressing his thoughts. Photo by Kim Hyunmin
According to the results of the "2025 Seoul National University Undergraduate Political Awareness Survey" conducted online from May 14 to 20 by the SNU student newspaper "Daehak Newspaper" ahead of the June 3 presidential election, Lee Junseok of the Reform New Party received 35.1% support, Lee Jaemyung of the Democratic Party of Korea received 27.5%, Kim Moonsoo of the People Power Party received 7.4%, and Kwon Youngguk of the Democratic Labor Party received 4.8%. In terms of party support, the Reform New Party led with 21.4%, followed by the Democratic Party of Korea with 19.7%, and the People Power Party with 9.4%.
In particular, Lee Junseok received strong support from male undergraduate students. Among male respondents, nearly half (49.5%) supported Lee Junseok. He was followed by Lee Jaemyung at 18.8%, Kim Moonsoo at 8.0%, and Kwon Youngguk at 3.9%. Among female respondents, Lee Jaemyung recorded the highest support rate at 43.5%. Lee Junseok received 8.5%, Kim Moonsoo 7.1%, and Kwon Youngguk 6.4%, all remaining in the single digits.
Among undergraduate students who supported Lee Junseok, 78% cited "pledges and policy direction" as their reason for support. "Political ideology" followed at 16.3%, while "candidate's morality," "candidate's career," and "support for the candidate's party" were each cited by around 2% of respondents.
Regarding the fact that Lee Junseok ranked first in support among SNU students, despite the actual presidential election results, Park Wonho, a professor at the Department of Political Science and International Relations at Seoul National University, told Daehak Newspaper, "There was an absence of established politicians who fit the demand for reformist conservatism among young voters," and added, "It appears that many students supported Lee Junseok as an alternative."
This survey targeted the entire undergraduate population of Seoul National University, with responses from 1,057 students. The margin of error is ±3.01% at a 95% confidence level. The results were analyzed using data on registered undergraduates for the 2025 academic year provided by the Academic Affairs Office, with assistance from the SNU Institute for Data Science and Innovation. To ensure the sample better represented the population, weights were applied by gender, college, and student ID year (cell weighting).
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