[AK Poll] Centrist > Progressive > Conservative... 'Winning in the Center is Key to Presidential Victory'

[Asia Economy Reporter Naju-seok] When respondents were asked about their subjective ideological tendencies, the order was centrist-progressive-conservative. In terms of ideological tendencies, the proportion of centrists was the highest, indicating that the outcome of this year's presidential election depends on centrist public opinion.

Asia Economy commissioned Win-G Korea Consulting to conduct a public opinion survey from the 28th to 29th of last month targeting 1,009 voters aged 18 and older nationwide (100% mobile phone virtual numbers, telephone interviews). The results showed that centrists accounted for 37.0%, progressives 31.5% (very progressive 4.5%, somewhat progressive 27.0%), and conservatives 23.0% (very conservative 3.5%, somewhat conservative 19.5%). Those who answered "don't know" accounted for 8.5%.

Progressives, conservatives, and centrists showed polarization according to generation, occupation, region, and party support.

First, among progressives, by generation, those in their 40s (42.2%) and 50s (39.4%) were prominent; by region, Honam (48.7%); by occupation, white-collar workers (40.0%); and by party support, supporters of the Democratic Party of Korea (59.0%) and the Justice Party (50.4%) had high proportions.

Among centrists, by generation, those in their 30s (44.1%) were prominent; by region, Chungcheong (51.1%), Gangwon, and Jeju (58.9%); by occupation, self-employed (44.3%); and by party support, supporters of the People Party (55.8%) and the Open Democratic Party (48.9%) had high proportions.

Among conservatives, by generation, those aged 60 and above (33.4%) were prominent; by region, Busan, Ulsan, and Gyeongnam (28.5%); by occupation, agriculture, livestock, fisheries, and forestry (43.6%), unemployed (37.1%); and by party support, supporters of the People Power Party (51.8%) had high proportions.

▶How was the survey conducted?

This survey was conducted by Asia Economy commissioning Win-G Korea Consulting targeting voters aged 18 and older nationwide from the 28th to 29th of last month, with 1,009 respondents and an overall response rate of 10.7%. The survey method was 100% mobile phone virtual numbers and telephone interviews. The sample was extracted with 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, refer to the Win-G Korea Consulting website or the Central Election Survey Deliberation Commission website.

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