[AKYUNG Poll] President Moon and Democratic Party Support Slightly Decline... People Power Party Rises

Moon Positive Rating in Mid-40% Range
Democratic 36.5% · People Power 30.1%

[Asia Economy Reporters Oh Ju-yeon and Park Joon-yi] President Moon Jae-in's positive evaluation of his national administration performance remains steady in the mid-40% range.

Asia Economy commissioned Win-Gi Korea Consulting to conduct a public opinion survey from the 7th to 8th of this month targeting 1,006 voters aged 18 and older nationwide (100% mobile phone virtual numbers, automated response). When asked about the 'President's national administration performance evaluation,' 45.8% responded positively that President Moon is 'doing well,' a 0.9 percentage point decrease from the previous survey conducted in the 4th week of July (July 24-25, 46.7%). During the same period, negative responses of 'not doing well' also fell by 0.3 percentage points from 51.4% to 51.1%, expanding the gap between positive and negative responses from 4.7 percentage points to 5.3 percentage points. The 'don't know' responses were 3.1%. Although the trend suggests that the upward momentum has paused after about six weeks, the approval rating itself has maintained the mid-40% range for three consecutive surveys since the 2nd week of July (46.0%).

By age group, the 40s showed the highest positive evaluation at 60.3%, the same as the previous survey. However, other age groups showed a decline. The 30s dropped from 52.1% to 45.5%, the 50s from 53.3% to 48.6%, and the 20s from 40.7% to 34.6%. This is interpreted as being influenced by issues such as the COVID-19 spread, vaccine supply disruptions, and statements from Kim Yo-jong, the North Korean Workers' Party Deputy Director. By region, positive evaluations were dominant in Gwangju·Jeolla (66.5%), Daejeon·Sejong·Chungcheong (49.6%), and Gangwon·Jeju (48.4%), while other regions included Seoul (39.0%), Gyeonggi·Incheon (47.7%), and Busan·Ulsan·Gyeongnam (43.5%).

Party support rates were 36.5% for the Democratic Party of Korea and 30.1% for the People Power Party. The gap between the two parties narrowed by 0.9 percentage points from the previous survey to 6.4 percentage points. The Democratic Party fell by 0.2 percentage points, while the People Power Party rose by 0.7 percentage points.

This survey was conducted by Asia Economy through Win-Gi Korea Consulting from the 7th to 8th of this month targeting voters aged 18 and older nationwide, 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 weighted values 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 Survey Deliberation Commission website.

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