President Lee Jae-myung's approval rating has decreased by 2 percentage points to 39%, according to a recent survey. The primary reason for disapproval was cited as housing policy.
On November 13, a survey conducted by Gallup Korea from November 10 to 12 among 1,002 eligible voters aged 18 and older found that 39% of respondents rated President Lee's job performance positively. This figure is down from 41% in the previous survey. However, the difference between the two surveys falls within the overall margin of error of ±3.1 percentage points at a 95% confidence level.
The disapproval rating remained unchanged at 50%, while 10% of respondents withheld their opinions.
Among the reasons for disapproval, housing policy was cited by 17% of respondents, followed by economic and livelihood issues at 15%. Concerns regarding morality and avoidance of personal trials accounted for 12%, while defense, security, and North Korea issues were mentioned by 7%. A general perception of poor performance was noted by 5%. The percentage citing morality and trial avoidance increased by 4 percentage points compared to the previous week.
For those who rated the president positively, economic and livelihood issues were the most common reason, cited by 19%. This was followed by foreign affairs at 17%, communication at 9%, and social welfare policies at 6%. The percentage of respondents citing economic and livelihood issues as a reason for approval increased by 4 percentage points from the previous week.
Approval ratings varied by age group, with the highest at 58% among those in their 50s. Approval was 45% among those in their 40s, 43% among those in their 60s, and 37% among those aged 70 and older. Among younger voters, approval was 24% for those aged 18-29 and 23% for those in their 30s.
Regionally, the highest approval rating was in Gwangju and Jeolla at 65%. Incheon and Gyeonggi recorded 42%, Seoul 38%, Busan, Ulsan, and Gyeongnam 36%, Daejeon, Sejong, and Chungcheong 33%, and Daegu and Gyeongbuk 28%.
In terms of party support, the Democratic Party of Korea received 39%, the People Power Party 26%, the Justice Party 4%, the New Reform Party 3%, and the Progressive Party 1%. The proportion of undecided voters was 27%.
This survey was conducted using randomly selected virtual numbers provided by the three major mobile carriers, with interviews conducted by telephone. The contact rate was 43.9%, and the response rate was 10.1%. For more details, please refer to the website of the National Election Survey Deliberation Commission.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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