Approval Rating of Yoon After US Visit Rises for First Time in 4 Weeks... Slight Increase to 34.5% Compared to Previous Week

Realmeter States "It Is Appropriate to Evaluate as a Visit to the US"
Democratic Party Support Rate Records 44.7%

A public opinion poll released on the 1st showed that President Yoon Suk-yeol's approval rating has stopped declining and rebounded to the mid-30% range for the first time in four weeks. It is interpreted that President Yoon's state visit to the United States had a positive impact.

According to a survey conducted by Realmeter commissioned by Media Tribune from the 24th to the 28th of last month targeting 2,507 voters aged 18 and over nationwide, the positive evaluation of President Yoon's state affairs performance was recorded at 34.5%, up 1.9 percentage points from the previous week.

President Yoon Seok-yeol, who made a state visit to the United States, is raising his hand in greeting during his speech at the joint session of the U.S. Congress held at the Capitol in Washington, DC, on the 27th of last month (local time). (Photo by Yonhap News)

The positive rating recorded an increase for the first time in four weeks. The positive rating was 36.7% in the fifth week of March, then declined to 36.4% in the first week of April, 33.6% in the second week of April, and 32.6% in the third week of April.

The negative rating was 62.6%, down 2.1 percentage points from the previous survey.

By region, positive ratings increased by 5.6 percentage points in Busan, Ulsan, and Gyeongnam; 3.1 percentage points in Incheon and Gyeonggi; 2.0 percentage points in Daegu and Gyeongbuk; and 1.3 percentage points in Seoul. By gender, positive evaluations among women increased by 3.3 percentage points.

Realmeter explained, "Last week's presidential evaluation can be considered a 100% evaluation of the US visit activities," adding, "The joint address to the US Congress, which received favorable reviews, emerged as a new basis for evaluating President Yoon, and it is expected to positively influence the rise in approval ratings."

Party support showed that the non-affiliated group, which recorded its highest level last week, reached 14.4% this week, setting a new record since the launch of the Yoon Suk-yeol administration. This is an increase of 0.2 percentage points from the previous survey.

Support for the People Power Party rose for the second consecutive week, increasing by 0.7 percentage points from last week to 35.2%. On the other hand, the Democratic Party's approval rating declined for two consecutive weeks, dropping 1.0 percentage point from last week to 44.7%. The gap between the People Power Party and the Democratic Party narrowed from 11.2 percentage points last week to 9.5 percentage points.

The Justice Party was recorded at 3.5%, up 0.2 percentage points from the previous week.

Realmeter analyzed, "Former Democratic Party leader Song Young-gil's remarks after returning to Korea did not reverse the development of the 'party convention money envelope' incident," adding, "'Cunning resignation' and the reinstatement of lawmaker Min Hyung-bae are also difficult to evaluate as positive for the Democratic Party, so the approval rating is expected to remain 'stagnant or declining' for the time being."

The margin of error for this survey is ±2.0 percentage points at a 95% confidence level. The survey was conducted via automated phone calls with 97% mobile and 3% landline, and the response rate was 3.2%. For more details, please refer to the website of the Central Election Survey Deliberation Commission.

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