President Yoon's Approval Rating Rebounds After 3 Weeks... Realmeter Reports a 3.2%p Increase to 35.7%

by Na Juseok

Published 30 Oct.2023 08:51(KST)

Updated 06 Nov.2023 14:11(KST)

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People Power Party Approval Rating 35.8%
Democratic Party Approval Rating 48.0%

President Yoon Suk-yeol's approval rating for his national administration halted its three-week decline and rebounded to the mid-30% range.

According to a regular public opinion poll released on the 30th by Realmeter (conducted via ARS automated response method from the 23rd to the 27th over five days, targeting 2,506 adults aged 18 and over nationwide, commissioned by Energy Economy Newspaper), the positive evaluation of his national administration increased by 3.2 percentage points from the previous week to 35.7%. The negative evaluation dropped by 2.2 percentage points to 61.9%.

President Yoon's approval rating had fallen from 37.7% (first week of October) to 32.5% (third week of October) following the Seoul Gangseo District Mayor election.

The regions with the largest increase in approval ratings were Busan·Ulsan·Gyeongnam (up 8.0 percentage points, from 35.0% to 43.0%) and Incheon·Gyeonggi (up 5.9 percentage points, from 28.8% to 34.7%). By age group, the 50s (up 6.6 percentage points, from 25.3% to 31.9%) and those aged 70 and above (up 5.8 percentage points, from 50.3% to 56.1%) showed significant increases in support.

Regarding party support (surveyed over two days from the 26th to 27th, targeting 1,004 adults aged 18 and over nationwide, commissioned by Energy Economy Newspaper), the People Power Party's support rose by 0.6 percentage points to 35.8%, the Democratic Party increased by 1.9 percentage points to 48.0%, and the Justice Party fell by 0.9 percentage points to 2.3%.

The People Power Party showed a notable rise in Daejeon·Sejong·Chungcheong (up 7.3 percentage points, from 31.4% to 38.7%), while the Democratic Party saw a significant increase in Seoul (up 14.1 percentage points, from 35.9% to 50.0%).