[AKYUNG Poll] People Power Party Support Rate Surpasses... Democratic Party Faces Consecutive Decline

People Power Party 34.7% vs Democratic Party 31.6%
Impact of Disaster Relief Fund Controversy and Others

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jun-yi] The support rate for the People Power Party has surpassed and overtaken that of the Democratic Party of Korea. This is the first time in this year's surveys that such a reversal has occurred. It is interpreted as being influenced by the recent controversy over the distribution of the national support fund (5th disaster relief fund) and the event effect following the start of the People Power Party's primary cut-off.

On the 14th, Asia Economy commissioned Win-G Korea Consulting to conduct a public opinion survey from the 11th to 12th targeting 1,022 voters aged 18 and over nationwide (100% mobile phone virtual numbers, automated response). When asked about their "supported party," the People Power Party received 34.7%, and the Democratic Party of Korea 31.6%. The gap between the two parties' support rates was 3.1 percentage points, within the margin of error.

The People Power Party rose by 0.9 percentage points compared to the previous survey (conducted on the 21st-22nd of last month), while the Democratic Party fell by 2.4 percentage points. In the last three surveys, the People Power Party has shown a continuous upward trend, while the Democratic Party has shown a downward trend.

Win-G Korea Consulting, which conducted the survey, analyzed that "the controversy over the disaster relief fund distribution and the accumulated dissatisfaction of small business owners expressing fatigue with social distancing appear to have influenced the results." They also viewed that the active responses from the People Power Party supporters, who have entered the full-scale party primary process, were a factor in the decline of the Democratic Party's support rate.

By age group, the People Power Party showed higher support among those in their 20s and 30s, and those aged 60 and above. In contrast, the Democratic Party was dominant among those in their 40s and 50s. By gender, males (37.7%) showed higher support for the People Power Party, while females (36.6%) showed higher support for the Democratic Party.

By region, the People Power Party led in Seoul (40.3%), Chungcheong region (31.7%), Daegu·Gyeongbuk (46.8%), Busan·Ulsan·Gyeongnam (41.4%), and Gangwon·Jeju (35.9%), while the Democratic Party led in Gyeonggi·Incheon (32.9%) and Honam region (59.3%).

Support rates for parties other than the two major parties were Open Democratic Party (6.8%), People Party (6.7%), and Justice Party (4.0%), in that order. The non-affiliated group accounted for 13.7%.

This survey was conducted by Asia Economy commissioning Win-G Korea Consulting targeting voters aged 18 and over nationwide from the 11th to 12th, with 1,022 respondents and an overall response rate of 7.4%. The survey method was wireless ARS with 100% mobile phone virtual numbers, and the sample was extracted using 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 outlines, please refer to the Win-G Korea Consulting website or the Central Election Survey Deliberation Commission website.

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