[PollPoll News] President Lee's Approval Rating at 61.5%... Down for Second Consecutive Week

Party Approval Ratings: Democratic Party 50.8%, People Power Party 29.0%

On July 28, a poll showed that President Lee Jaemyung's approval rating stood at 61.5%.

According to a survey conducted by Realmeter at the request of Energy Economy News from July 21 to 25, targeting 2,508 eligible voters aged 18 and older nationwide, this result was recorded.

The percentage of respondents who answered that President Lee was "doing well" in his administration decreased by 0.7 percentage points compared to the previous week (62.2%). President Lee's approval rating has shown a downward trend for two consecutive weeks.

President Lee Jae Myung's Approval Ratings Trend. Provided by Realmeter

Realmeter analyzed, "Although President Lee has maintained a relatively stable support level in the low 60% range for four consecutive weeks, frequent controversies over government personnel appointments, as well as the compounded impact of disasters such as heavy rain and heat waves, appear to have contributed to the formation of negative public opinion."

The percentage of respondents who rated his performance as "not doing well" was 33.0%, while "don't know" was 5.5%. The negative rating increased by 0.7 percentage points compared to the previous week.

In the party approval ratings, the Democratic Party of Korea recorded 50.8%, the same as the previous week. The People Power Party's support rate rose by 1.6 percentage points from the previous week to 29.0%.

Party support. Provided by Realmeter

The Reform Party recorded 3.8%, the Cho Kuk Innovation Party 3.5%, and the Progressive Party 1.2%. The party approval rating survey was conducted from July 24 to 25 with 1,005 eligible voters.

Both surveys were conducted through wireless automated telephone response surveys. The margin of error for the presidential approval rating survey is ±2.0 percentage points at a 95% confidence level, and the margin of error for the party approval rating survey is ±3.1 percentage points at a 95% confidence level. The response rates were 5.7% and 4.6%, respectively.

For more details, refer to the website of the National Election Survey Deliberation Commission.