Lee Jae-myung 36%, Yoon Seok-youl 35%... Neck-and-neck within margin of error

Democratic Party 31% vs People Power Party 33% Both Decline

Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party presidential candidate (left), Yoon Seok-youl, the People Power Party presidential candidate (right)

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoon Seul-gi] A poll released on the 17th showed that Lee Jae-myung, the presidential candidate of the Democratic Party of Korea, is leading Yoon Seok-youl, the presidential candidate of the People Power Party, by 1 percentage point, indicating a close race within the margin of error.

According to a 'Presidential Candidate Support' survey conducted by Gallup Korea from the 14th to the 16th among 1,000 men and women nationwide aged 18 and over, candidate Lee received 36% support while candidate Yoon received 35%. This marks the first time in 56 days since the October survey (October 22) that Lee has led Yoon within the margin of error. Following them, Sim Sang-jung of the Justice Party and Ahn Cheol-soo of the People’s Party each received 5%. The 'undecided' accounted for 16%.

By age group, Lee Jae-myung’s support was highest among those in their 40s (55%), while Yoon Seok-youl’s support was highest among those aged 60 and above (57%). Among the politically unaffiliated, Lee led with 20% compared to Yoon’s 18%. Among those highly interested in politics, Yoon received 44% support and Lee 38%.

Party support rates were 31% for the Democratic Party and 33% for the People Power Party. Compared to the previous survey, the Democratic Party dropped by 2 percentage points and the People Power Party by 3 percentage points. Following them were the Justice Party at 4%, the People’s Party at 3%, the Open Democratic Party at 2%, other parties/groups combined at 1%, and the politically unaffiliated at 25%.

President Moon Jae-in’s job approval rating was 37%, and disapproval was 54%, both decreasing by 1 percentage point.

Meanwhile, this survey was conducted via telephone interviews by surveyors from the 14th to the 16th. The sampling error is ±3.1 percentage points at a 95% confidence level, and the response rate was 13% (1,000 respondents out of 7,445 contacted). For more details, please refer to the Gallup Korea website or the Central Election Survey Deliberation Commission website.

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