President Moon's Approval Rating at 38%... Hits Another Record Low [Gallup]

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kang Nahum] Following Realmeter, the Gallup Korea opinion poll also showed President Moon Jae-in's approval rating at its lowest point since taking office.

According to Gallup on the 11th, a survey conducted from the 8th to the 10th targeting 1,000 people aged 18 and older found that the positive evaluation of President Moon's job performance was 38%, down 1 percentage point from last week's historic low of 39%. The negative evaluation rose 3 percentage points from the previous week to 54%, marking an all-time high.

By age group, the positive/negative ratings were 33%/49% for ages 18-29 (hereafter '20s'), 45%/51% for 30s, 52%/44% for 40s, 33%/62% for 50s, and 30%/61% for 60 and older.

By party support, 75% of Democratic Party supporters positively evaluated the president's job performance, while 97% of People Power Party supporters were negative. Among those with no current party affiliation, the negative rating also led (positive 20%, negative 63%). By political orientation, the president's job approval was 64% among progressives, 34% among moderates, and 18% among conservatives.

The main reason for negative evaluations was 'real estate policy' at 18%, while the main reason for positive evaluations was 'COVID-19 response' at 25%.

Party support rates showed the Democratic Party rising 2 percentage points from the previous week to 35%, and the People Power Party also increasing by 1 percentage point to 21%.

This survey contacted 6,273 voters aged 18 and older nationwide, with a final 1,000 respondents completing the survey, resulting in a 16% response rate. The sampling error is ±3.1 percentage points at a 95% confidence level. For more details, refer to the Central Election Survey Deliberation Commission website.

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