[AKYUNG Poll] Did Negative Campaigning Affect... Support Rates of Lee Nak-yeon and Lee Jae-myung Both Decline

Democratic Party Presidential Candidate Suitability
Lee Jae-myung 33.3% · Lee Nak-yeon 20.6% · Park Yong-jin 6.9%
Compared to Previous Survey: Lee Jae-myung -2.1%p, Lee Nak-yeon -1.8%p
Increase in 'None' and 'Don't Know' Responses

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[Asia Economy Reporter Jeon Jinyoung] The negative election campaigns among ruling party presidential candidates have also affected public opinion polls. The approval ratings of Lee Jae-myung, Governor of Gyeonggi Province, and Lee Nak-yeon, former leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, both of whom are the two leading candidates, slightly declined, while the proportion of undecided voters without a preferred candidate increased.

According to a public opinion poll conducted by Asia Economy through Win-Gi Korea Consulting from the 7th to 8th, surveying 1,006 voters nationwide aged 18 and older (100% mobile phone virtual numbers, automated response), the question "Who do you think is the most suitable next Democratic Party presidential candidate?" showed Governor Lee leading with 33.3%. Former leader Lee recorded 20.6%, followed by Representative Park Yong-jin (6.9%), former Minister of Justice Choo Mi-ae (6.2%), former Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun (3.1%), and Representative Kim Doo-kwan (1.0%). 'Other figures' accounted for 3.3%, 'None' 21.2%, and 'Don't know' 4.5%.

The approval ratings of Governor Lee and former leader Lee fell by 2.1 percentage points and 1.8 percentage points respectively compared to the previous survey (July 24-25). In contrast, 'None' rose from 16.7% to 21.2%, and 'Don't know' increased from 2.8% to 4.5%. Although the support rates for the two candidates declined, no other candidate showed a significant increase, suggesting that the lost support shifted to the undecided group.

Among Democratic Party supporters only, Governor Lee's approval rating was 53.7%, securing a majority, while former leader Lee had 32.2%. Governor Lee showed strong support among the 40s (49.7%) and 50s (39.1%) age groups and in the Chungcheong region (44.0%), but was weaker among those in their 20s (22.0%) and 70s and older (23.1%), as well as in Seoul (25.1%) and the TK region (25.5%). Former leader Lee was relatively strong among those in their 30s (27.9%) and in the Honam region (27.0%), but recorded a low figure in the 50s age group (13.9%).

This survey was conducted by Asia Economy through Win-Gi Korea Consulting from the 7th to 8th, targeting voters nationwide aged 18 and older, with 1,006 respondents and an overall response rate of 7.0%. The survey method was wireless ARS using 100% mobile phone virtual numbers, and 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, please refer to the Win-Gi Korea Consulting website or the Central Election Poll Deliberation Commission website.

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