[Akyeong Poll] 89.2% of Seoul Citizens Will Not Change Their Supported Candidate

[Asia Economy Reporter Hyunju Lee] Nine out of ten respondents in a public opinion poll said they would vote for the candidate they just chose in the April 7 Seoul mayoral by-election on the actual voting day.

According to a poll conducted by Asia Economy through Win-G Korea Consulting on 1,020 Seoul residents from March 30 to 31, before the publication ban period, 89.2% answered that they would "continue to support" the candidate they just selected when asked, "Do you think you will vote for the candidate you just chose on the actual voting day?" Meanwhile, 8.6% responded that their choice "might change," and 2.2% said they "do not know."

The intention to continue support was relatively low among those in their 20s at 82.6%. Other age groups recorded 89.0% for those in their 30s, 93.6% for their 40s, 89.9% for their 50s, 90.6% for their 60s, and 90.9% for those aged 70 and above. Among supporters of Oh Se-hoon, the People Power Party candidate, 94.9% intended to continue support, while 94.1% of Park Young-sun, the Democratic Party candidate’s supporters, showed the same intention, showing little difference.

This poll was conducted using wireless ARS with 100% mobile phone virtual numbers. The sample was extracted with weighting by gender, age, and region based on the resident registration population as of the end of January 2021 from the Ministry of the Interior and Safety (cell weighting). The sampling error is ±3.1 percentage points at a 95% confidence level. For detailed survey information, refer to the Win-G Korea Consulting website or the Central Election Survey Deliberation Commission website. Although the publication of poll results was banned from April 1 to 8 p.m. on April 7 under the Public Official Election Act, it is allowed to publish or report the results of surveys conducted until March 31 during this period.

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