Poll Expert: "There Is No Unified 20s and 30s Public Opinion... Opinions Differ Between 20s and 30s"

[Asia Economy Reporter Naju-seok] Polling experts have analyzed that the public opinion trends of people in their 20s and 30s are moving in different directions. This suggests that the generational approach, traditionally classified as 20s and 30s in next year's presidential election analysis, needs to be changed, drawing attention.

On the 16th, commuters are hurrying at Gwanghwamun Station in Seoul. Photo by Mun Ho-nam munonam@

On the 21st, Park Si-young, CEO of Winzi Korea Consulting, who appeared on TBS Broadcasting's 'Kim Eo-jun's News Factory,' said, "Now, candidates in their 30s, 40s, and 50s show Lee Jae-myung of the Democratic Party leading, the 20s are quite close, and among those aged 60 and above, Yoon Seok-youl of the People Power Party is ahead in the polls," adding, "Among those with jobs, candidate Lee seems to have a relatively strong position."

Park cited the results of a poll conducted by Global Research, released the previous day by JTBC Broadcasting (surveyed 1,003 adults nationwide aged 18 and over from the 17th to the 19th, with a margin of error of ±3.1 percentage points at a 95% confidence level; detailed survey overview can be found at the Central Election Poll Deliberation Commission). In this poll asking about preferred candidates for the next presidential election, candidate Lee received 37.9%, while Yoon Seok-youl of the People Power Party received 33.5%.

Park analyzed, "Lee Jun-seok, leader of the People Power Party, had strategized that the swing votes of seniors aged 60 and above, who tend to be conservative, combined with the youth in their 20s and 30s, would guarantee a win for the People Power Party. However, it seems that the 30s are clearly leaning towards the Democratic Party."

In political circles, the public opinion trends of the 20s and 30s had been examined together as one group, but now it appears that the 20s and 30s show different public opinion trends.

Kim Eo-jun, the host of the broadcast, also argued, "From now on, calling them 20s and 30s does not match the support patterns," and suggested, "Currently, the 20s should be separated and called '20s,' and the 30s, 40s, and 50s should be grouped together and called '30s, 40s, and 50s.'"

Lee Taek-soo, CEO of Realmeter, also cited the poll results on the broadcast, analyzing, "For the 20s, as well as the 40s, 50s, and even the 30s, candidate Lee Jae-myung is leading. This shows a generational graph reminiscent of the support patterns between the Democratic Party and the People Power Party before the April 7 by-elections, which we haven't seen in a long time."

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