President Yoon's Approval Rating Declines for 3 Consecutive Weeks...30s Drift Away, Conservative Base Consolidates

President's Approval Rating Drops 1.1%P to 36.3%
Democratic Party 44.7%, People Power Party 36.7%

President Yoon Suk-yeol's approval rating for his administration showed a gradual decline for the third consecutive week.

According to a regular public opinion poll released on the 18th by Realmeter (conducted via ARS automated response method from November 11 to 15, surveying 2,505 adults aged 18 and over nationwide at the request of Energy Economy Newspaper), President Yoon's approval rating dropped by 1.1 percentage points from the previous week to 36.3%. The disapproval rating for his administration rose by 2.0 percentage points to 61.2%.

President Yoon's approval rating recorded 38.1% in the fourth week of November, then 37.6% in the fifth week of November, 37.4% in the first week of December, and 36.3% in the second week of December, showing a decline for three consecutive weeks. During the same period, the disapproval rating also gradually increased from 58.9% to 61.2%.

Last week, notable declines in President Yoon's approval rating were seen among those in their 30s (down 8.5 percentage points, from 36.7% to 28.2%), centrists (down 2.2 percentage points, from 33.4% to 31.2%), and in the Incheon-Gyeonggi region (down 2.4 percentage points, from 34.6% to 32.2%). However, increases were observed in Daegu-Gyeongbuk (up 4.0 percentage points, from 45.9% to 49.9%) and among conservatives (up 1.9 percentage points, from 64.1% to 66.0%).

In party support (conducted over two days from December 14 to 15, surveying 1,002 adults aged 18 and over nationwide via ARS automated response), the Democratic Party maintained its lead with a 1.0 percentage point increase to 44.7%. The People Power Party's support fell by 1.2 percentage points to 36.7%, and the Justice Party dropped by 0.4 percentage points to 2.5%. Support for other parties rose by 2.5 percentage points to 4.7%.

For the Democratic Party, notable increases were seen in the Daejeon-Sejong-Chungcheong region (up 15.1 percentage points, from 32.4% to 47.5%) and among those in their 30s (up 9.7 percentage points, from 35.7% to 45.4%). Conversely, the People Power Party experienced declines in the Daejeon-Sejong-Chungcheong region (down 11.8 percentage points, from 43.8% to 32.0%) and among those in their 30s (down 9.9 percentage points).

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

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