Kim Jin-tae, Governor of Gangwon Province, Sees Positive Evaluation of Provincial Administration Rise for 3 Consecutive Months... 52.5% in June

Jin-tae Kim, Governor of Gangwon Province

Positive evaluations of Governor Kim Jin-tae's administration in Gangwon Province have continuously increased. In particular, Governor Kim ranked second nationwide, following Governor Kim Dong-yeon of Gyeonggi Province, with a significant rise in the June metropolitan government heads' 'Support Expansion Index' (the ratio of positive evaluation increase compared to the election vote share).

According to the metropolitan government evaluation for June 2023 released on the 14th by the polling specialist agency Realmeter, Governor Kim Jin-tae's positive evaluation of his administration was recorded at 52.5%. This is 3.8 percentage points higher than May's 48.7%. It has also shown a continuous upward trend since April. Compared to the national average of 51.0%, it is 1.5 percentage points higher. Governor Kim Jin-tae's positive evaluation ranks 8th among the 17 metropolitan government heads nationwide.

On the other hand, negative evaluations decreased by 2.1 percentage points from last month (43.6%) to 41.5%. The proportion of respondents who answered "don't know" was 6.0%.

In particular, in this evaluation, Governor Kim Jin-tae ranked second nationwide in the Support Expansion Index compared to the vote share, following Governor Kim Dong-yeon of Gyeonggi Province.

Also, in the Support Expansion Index compared to last year's local election vote share, Governor Kim Jin-tae scored 97 points, ranking second nationwide. This is a 7-point increase from last month (90 points). Governor Kim Jin-tae's election vote share was 54.1%.

The Support Expansion Index is a figure that shows the ratio of increase or decrease in positive evaluations based on the election vote share. If the Support Expansion Index exceeds 100, it means that the support base has expanded compared to the early term.

The satisfaction level of residents in the Gangwon region was 63.4%, which is 3.6 percentage points higher than the national average (59.8%). It ranked third nationwide, following Sejong and Jeju. On the other hand, negative evaluations were 32.7%, and "don't know" responses were 3.9%.

This survey was conducted twice nationwide from May 26 to 31 and June 26 to 30 this year, targeting 15,300 voters aged 18 and over (900 per metropolitan government) using random digit dialing (RDD) automated response telephone method for both landline and mobile phones.

The sampling error is ±3.3 percentage points at a 95% confidence level for each metropolitan government. For more details, please refer to the Central Election Poll Deliberation Commission website.

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