[AKYUNG Poll] 7 out of 10 Koreans Say "I Will Continue Supporting My Current Candidate"

[Asia Economy Reporter Kum Bo-ryeong] With the presidential election just four months away next year, seven out of ten people said they plan to continue supporting their current preferred candidate.

When asked, "Do you intend to continue supporting your current preferred candidate?" 72.4% responded "intend to continue supporting," while 27.6% said "it could change depending on the situation." Regarding the most suitable candidate for the next president, Yoon Seok-yeol of the People Power Party received the highest support at 41.4%, followed by Lee Jae-myung of the Democratic Party of Korea at 33.2%, Ahn Cheol-soo of the People’s Party at 5.2%, Sim Sang-jung of the Justice Party at 3.0%, and Kim Dong-yeon, Chairman of the New Wave Party Preparatory Committee, at 1.7%.

Among Yoon’s supporters, 82.9% said they would continue to support him, while 85.5% of Lee’s supporters said the same, indicating that Lee’s support base shows slightly stronger loyalty.

For Sim and Kim, the percentages of those intending to continue support were 61.6% and 63.7%, respectively, showing relatively lower levels compared to Yoon and Lee.

Regarding Ahn, 51.2% of his supporters expressed their intention to continue supporting him.

This survey was conducted by Asia Economy through Win-G Korea Consulting from the 6th to 7th of this month, targeting voters aged 18 and older nationwide. A total of 1,005 people responded, with an overall response rate of 6.7%. The survey method was wireless ARS using 100% mobile phone virtual numbers. The sample was extracted using weighted values (cell 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. The sampling error is ±3.1 percentage points at a 95% confidence level. For detailed survey information, please refer to the Win-G Korea Consulting website or the Central Election Survey Deliberation Commission website.

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