President Lee Jae-myung attempted to rally his support base during a press conference on September 18, but a subsequent poll revealed that his approval ratings have reached their lowest point since taking office.
The survey, conducted by JoWon C&I at the request of Straight News from September 19 to 21, assessed the public's evaluation of President Lee's governance. The results, released on September 23, showed that only 37.0% of respondents viewed his performance positively, while 60.8% expressed disapproval, and 2.2% were undecided. This marks a 1.1 percentage point decline in positive evaluations compared to the previous survey conducted from September 5 to 7, while disapproval ratings increased by 1.0 percentage point.
Disapproval ratings were highest among respondents in their 30s, with 67.1% expressing negative views (30.6% positive). Other age groups also showed higher disapproval than approval: 64.3% negative and 32.6% positive among those aged 18 to 29; 60.7% negative and 36.7% positive among those in their 40s; 59.2% negative and 39.7% positive among those in their 50s; 58.0% negative and 39.3% positive among those aged 70 and older; and 57.2% negative and 40.9% positive among those in their 60s. Regionally, all areas except for Jeonnam, Gwangju, and Jeonbuk (54.0% positive, 43.9% negative) reported higher disapproval ratings.
This survey was conducted using an ARS polling method (100% mobile phone RDD, with random sampling proportional to gender, age, and region). The sample size was 2,007 respondents, with a response rate of 4.1%. The margin of error is ±2.2 percentage points at a 95% confidence level. For more details, please refer to the website of the National Election Survey Deliberation Commission.
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