President Lee Jae-myung's approval rating stands at 43.8%, according to a recent public opinion poll.
On July 8, Cookie News commissioned Hankyoreh Research to survey 1,004 adults aged 18 and older nationwide from July 4 to 6. The results showed that 53.0% of respondents disapproved of the president's performance, while 43.8% approved. Additionally, 3.1% of respondents were unsure.
Regionally, the highest disapproval rating was recorded in Incheon and Gyeonggi Province at 57.5%, followed by Seoul at 55.2%. Daegu and North Gyeongsang Province reported a disapproval rate of 60.8%, the highest in the country. Busan, Ulsan, and South Gyeongsang Province also had a disapproval rate of 53.8%, above the national average. In contrast, the Honam region showed a positive approval rating of 67.5%.
By political party, the Democratic Party garnered 39.2% support, while the People Power Party received 25.3%, resulting in a gap of 13.9 percentage points between the two parties. The Justice Reform Party received 4.4%, other parties 4.1%, the Reform Party 2.8%, and the Progressive Party 2.2%. Meanwhile, 19.3% of respondents indicated they did not support any party, and 2.7% were unsure, leading to a total of 22.0% of undecided voters.
The survey was conducted using 1.4% landline interviews and 98.6% mobile ARS. The margin of error is ±3.1 percentage points at a 95% confidence level, with a response rate of 1.4%. For more details, please refer to the Central Election Survey Deliberation Commission's website.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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