Gangwon Governor Kim Jin-tae's 'Positive Rating 54.9%'... Highest Level Exceeding Majority

Positive Rating Increase +7.1%p... 2nd Among 17 Metropolitan Mayors in the 'Big 3'
1.5%p Higher Than the National Average of 53.4%... Negative Rating Down 6.9%p

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[Asia Economy Reporter La Young-chul] Kim Jin-tae, Governor of Gangwon Province, recorded the highest positive evaluation for his provincial administration since taking office in July last year in the evaluation of 17 metropolitan and provincial governors.

It is analyzed that he has returned to a recovery trend after struggling with the so-called 'Legoland-triggered financial crisis.'

In particular, Governor Kim's positive evaluation increased by 54.9% (+7.1%P), rising the second largest among the 17 metropolitan governors, placing him in the 'Big 3.'

The positive evaluation increase rates are as follows: Choi Min-ho, Mayor of Sejong City 53.3% (+8.6%P), Kim Jin-tae, Governor of Gangwon 54.9% (+7.1%P), and Lee Jang-woo, Mayor of Daejeon 51.1% (+6.5%P).

According to the evaluation of metropolitan and provincial governors for December last year, announced on the 10th by the public opinion research specialist agency 'Realmeter,' Governor Kim Jin-tae of Gangwon received a positive evaluation of 54.9% (+7.1%P), ranking 6th among 17 governors. This is a significant increase of 7.1%P from the previous evaluation and 1.5%P higher than the national average of 53.4%.

Governor Kim's positive evaluation of Gangwon provincial administration was 54.9% (30.6% very well, 24.3% fairly well).

The negative evaluation was 39.7% (29.9% very poorly, 9.7% fairly poorly), down 6.9%P from last month (46.6%). The 'don't know' response was 5.4%. The gap between positive and negative evaluations was 15.2%P.

At the time of his inauguration in July last year, Governor Kim's positive evaluation was 48.7%, rising to 49.3% in August and 49.8% in September. However, as the 'Legoland-triggered financial crisis' emerged, it fell to 49.1% in October and 47.8% in November. After about a month, it rose to 54.9%, the highest since his inauguration, surpassing half.

Meanwhile, in this evaluation, the rankings were: 1st Kim Young-rok, Governor of Jeonnam Province 68.7% (+0.6%P), 2nd Lee Cheol-woo, Governor of Gyeongbuk 63.3% (+4.3%P), 3rd Kim Doo-gyeom, Mayor of Ulsan Metropolitan City 60.9% (+1.9%P), 4th Hong Joon-pyo, Mayor of Daegu 56.7% (-1.1%P), and 5th Kim Dong-yeon, Governor of Gyeonggi 55.3% (-2.4%P).

16th and 17th places were held by Yoo Jeong-bok, Mayor of Incheon 44.0% (+0.1%P) and Oh Se-hoon, Mayor of Seoul 42.8% (-0.8%P), respectively. Both Mayor Yoo and Mayor Oh maintained their positive evaluation rankings from the previous month, remaining in the bottom ranks for two consecutive months.

Realmeter's December 2022 monthly regular nationwide metropolitan and provincial governor evaluation survey was conducted via random telephone calls with automatic response, targeting 8,500 people aged 18 and over nationwide (500 per city/province) from November 24 to December 1 and December 26, 2022 to January 1, 2023.

The statistical analysis was based on a rolling time series data analysis method over two months (November and December), covering 17,000 people.

Statistical adjustments were made using weighting by gender, age group, and region based on the resident registration population statistics from the Ministry of the Interior and Safety as of the end of June 2022. The sampling error by metropolitan and provincial governor is ±3.1%P at a 95% confidence level, and the response rate was 4.9%.

For more details, please refer to the website of the Central Election Survey Deliberation Commission.

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