President Moon's Approval Rating Falls to 30% Range... People Power Party Hits Record High of 42.6% [Realmeter]

[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Ju-yeon] President Moon Jae-in's approval rating has fallen back into the 30% range after one week. In party support ratings, the People Power Party set a new record high since its launch, leaving the Democratic Party of Korea behind by double digits.

On the 1st, Realmeter, commissioned by YTN, conducted a survey from the 25th to the 29th of last month targeting 2,516 men and women nationwide aged 18 and over. The result showed that President Moon Jae-in's approval rating for his administration dropped by 1.3 percentage points from the previous survey to 38.7%, falling back into the 30% range after one week. Negative evaluations rose by 0.9 percentage points to 57.6%, with the gap between positive and negative evaluations at 18.9 percentage points. This marks a double-digit gap for 13 consecutive weeks.

Positive evaluations increased in Honam region (8.8 percentage points), TK (1.5 percentage points), people in their 60s (6.8 percentage points), the politically neutral group (1.4 percentage points), and students (1.3 percentage points). Negative evaluations rose in Chungcheong region (11.3 percentage points), women (1.5 percentage points), people in their 20s (2.9 percentage points), 30s (2.7 percentage points), and 50s (2.5 percentage points), Justice Party supporters (8.1 percentage points), People Party supporters (4.8 percentage points), and among unemployed (8.4 percentage points), office workers (3.7 percentage points), and labor workers (3.1 percentage points).

In the party support rating survey, the People Power Party recorded 42.6%, up 2.6 percentage points from the previous survey, breaking its previous high of 41.2% in the second week of October. This is the highest figure since the party's launch.

The Democratic Party's support rating fell 0.8 percentage points from the previous survey to 29.9%, falling below the 30% mark. The gap between the two parties' support ratings was 12.7 percentage points, showing a double-digit difference.

By region, the People Power Party's support increased in Busan, Ulsan, and Gyeongnam (50.9%), and Daejeon, Sejong, and Chungcheong (44.4%) compared to the previous survey, while the Democratic Party saw a slight increase in Incheon and Gyeonggi (32.2%).

By age group, the People Power Party's support rose in most age groups including those in their 50s (40.9%), 70 and older (51.3%), 20s (45.6%), 40s (32.8%), and 30s (38.9%), whereas the Democratic Party's support declined among its core supporters in their 40s (42.1%) and 30s (34.9%) compared to the previous survey.

This survey was conducted using a mixed method of 10% wireless telephone interviews, 80% wireless, and 10% landline automated responses, with random dialing through a sampling frame combining 90% wireless and 10% landline phones. The response rate was 5.6%, and the sampling error was ±2.0 percentage points at a 95% confidence level. For more details, please refer to the Central Election Survey Deliberation Commission or the Realmeter website.

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