Yoon Seok-yeol 37% > Lee Jae-myung 36% > Ahn Cheol-soo 13% > Sim Sang-jung 3% [Gallup]

Gallup Korea Public Opinion Survey on the 11th

[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Ju-yeon] A poll released on the 11th showed that Lee Jae-myung, the presidential candidate of the Democratic Party of Korea, and Yoon Seok-yeol, the presidential candidate of the People Power Party, are in a close race within the margin of error in a hypothetical multi-candidate contest.

On the same day, Gallup Korea conducted a survey from the 8th to the 10th targeting 1,001 people nationwide aged 18 and over to measure support rates for the next presidential candidates. The results showed Yoon with 37% and Lee with 36%. Yoon's support increased by 2 percentage points compared to the previous survey, while Lee's rose by 1 percentage point.

Following them, Ahn Cheol-soo of the People’s Party had 13%, and Sim Sang-jung of the Justice Party had 3%.

Lee’s support has been fluctuating between 34% and 37% in Gallup Korea’s polls conducted this year, while Yoon’s support dropped to 26% in early last month but has since climbed back to the high 30% range.

By age group, Lee’s support was 50% and 48% among those in their 40s and 50s respectively, while Yoon recorded 56% and 50% among those in their 60s and 70s or older. In their 30s, Lee led with 34% support compared to Yoon’s 28%. Among those in their 20s, Yoon had 30%, Lee 23%, and Ahn 22%.

Regionally, Yoon led in Seoul, Daejeon·Sejong·Chungcheong, Daegu·Gyeongbuk, and Busan·Ulsan·Gyeongnam, while Lee was ahead in Incheon·Gyeonggi and Gwangju·Jeolla.

The response rate for this survey was 14.7%, and the sampling error is ±3.1 percentage points at a 95% confidence level. For more details, please refer to the website of the Central Election Survey Deliberation Commission.

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