Realmeter "President Yoon's Approval Rating Falls Again to 32.3%... Negative Ratings Rise in TK and Conservative Groups"

Approval Rating for Government Performance Drops by 1.3%p
Negative Evaluation Rises by 1.6%p to 64.9%
Negative Evaluations Increase Among Key Supporters Including Those Aged 70 and Over

President Yoon Suk-yeol is presiding over a meeting to check the preparedness for Typhoon No. 11 'Hinnamnor' at the National Crisis Management Center in the Yongsan Presidential Office Building, Seoul, on the 4th. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Naju-seok] Ahead of Chuseok, President Yoon Suk-yeol's weekly approval rating for national administration showed a downward trend. Daily surveys conducted on a day-to-day basis revealed a continued decline, falling below 30%. Notably, negative evaluations increased among key support groups such as Daegu·Gyeongbuk, those aged 70 and above, and conservatives.

According to a regular public opinion poll conducted by Realmeter on behalf of Media Tribune from the 29th of last month to the 2nd of this month (a 5-day period surveying 2,516 men and women aged 18 and over nationwide using an automated telephone response method), President Yoon's positive evaluation of national administration dropped by 1.3 percentage points from the previous week to 32.3%. Negative evaluations rose by 1.6 percentage points from the previous week to 64.9%.

What draws attention is that the daily public opinion polls showed a downward trend toward the latter part of the week. On the last survey day of the previous week, the 26th of last month, President Yoon's approval rating was 32.6%, and in this week's survey, it surprisingly rose to 35.3% on the 30th of last month. However, it then consistently declined, remaining at 29.4% on the 2nd.

It is also notable that negative evaluations increased among key support groups. Negative evaluations of national administration rose in Daegu·Gyeongbuk (TK), those aged 70 and above, and conservatives, who had supported President Yoon's approval ratings. In TK, negative evaluations increased by 9.4 percentage points from 48.5% to 57.9% within a week. Positive evaluations in this region fell from 44.2% to 40.9%. The increase in negative evaluations surpassing the decline in positive evaluations is due to the respondents answering "Don't know" decreasing from 7.4% to 1.2 percentage points. Negative evaluations also rose by 5.9 percentage points among those aged 70 and above and by 5.3 percentage points among conservatives.

Regarding party approval ratings, the Democratic Party of Korea saw its support rise by 1.4 percentage points to 46.4%. The People Power Party fell by 1.7 percentage points to 37.3%.

For detailed survey methodology and results related to the public opinion poll, please refer to the website of the Central Election Survey Deliberation Commission.

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