Handonghun 52%·I Jaemyeong 35% 'Doing Well'... Party Support Rates Are 'Evenly Matched'

Korea Gallup January 4th Week Survey
89% of People Power Supporters Say "Han is Doing Well"
69% of Democratic Supporters Say "Lee is Doing Well"
Moderate Group Divided on Han, Negative on Lee High

A public opinion poll revealed that more than half of respondents believe Han Dong-hoon, the Emergency Response Committee Chairman of the People Power Party, is performing well in his role as party leader.

According to a survey conducted by Gallup Korea from the 23rd to the 25th among 1,001 adults nationwide aged 18 and over, 52% responded that Chairman Han is doing well in his duties. Negative evaluations stood at 40%.

In previous Gallup Korea surveys, former party leader Lee Jun-seok's positive rating was 37% (August 2021), and former leader Kim Ki-hyun's was in the high 20% range (June and November 2023). Chairman Han's positive rating matches that of Park Geun-hye, then Saenuri Party Emergency Response Committee Chairman, in March 2012, which was also 52%.

Gallup Korea explained, "Chairman Han received better evaluations than former party leaders Kim Ki-hyun and Lee Jun-seok, and based solely on positive ratings, his evaluation is similar to that of Park Geun-hye as Saenuri Party Emergency Response Committee Chairman in March 2012."

Handonghun, Emergency Response Committee Chairman of the People Power Party, is visiting Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, at the National Assembly on the 29th. Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

Han Dong-hoon Receives Positive Ratings in All Regions Except Gwangju and Jeolla, Especially Among Those in Their 60s, 70s, and 20s

By region, Chairman Han received higher positive than negative evaluations in all areas except Gwangju and Jeolla. Specifically, the region with the highest positive rating was Daegu and Gyeongbuk at 69%, followed by Busan, Ulsan, and Gyeongnam (62%), Daejeon, Sejong, and Chungnam (52%), Seoul (51%), and Incheon and Gyeonggi (48%). Gwangju and Jeolla were the only regions where negative responses ("not doing well") were higher at 51%, compared to 42% positive.

By age group, positive ratings were highest among those aged 70 and over (73%), followed by those in their 60s (65%) and those aged 18-29 (53%). The 50s age group showed an equal split with 46% positive and 46% negative. In the 30s and 40s age groups, negative ratings were higher at 49% and 55%, respectively, compared to positive ratings of 43% and 36%.

By occupation, the highest positive rating was among the unemployed, retirees, and others (66%). This was followed by full-time homemakers (59%), students (58%), self-employed (48%), skilled labor and service workers (48%), and office and management workers (46%).

Notably, among supporters of the People Power Party, an overwhelming 89% responded that Chairman Han is "doing well," with only 9% negative evaluations. Among centrists, positive and negative ratings were nearly even at 45% and 43%, respectively.

Chairman Han Dong-hoon Listening to the Remarks
(Seoul=Yonhap News) Photo by Han Sang-gyun = People Power Party Emergency Response Committee Chairman Han Dong-hoon is listening to the moderator's explanation at the talent recruitment welcome ceremony held at the National Assembly on January 22, 2024.
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Lee Jae-myung Receives Positive Ratings from Those in Their 30s and 40s, and in Gwangju and Jeolla

Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, received a 35% positive rating for his role as party leader, while 59% responded negatively. Compared to the survey conducted in November last year, positive ratings increased by 4 percentage points, and negative ratings decreased by 1 percentage point.

Lee received higher negative ratings in all regions except Gwangju and Jeolla. The highest positive rating was in Gwangju and Jeolla at 60%, followed by Incheon and Gyeonggi (36%), Daegu and Gyeongbuk (31%), Seoul (30%), Busan, Ulsan, and Gyeongnam (30%), and Daejeon, Sejong, and Chungcheong (27%). Other regions hovered around the 30% range. Conversely, negative responses were highest in Daejeon, Sejong, and Chungcheong (66%), Seoul (64%), Daegu and Gyeongbuk (64%), Busan, Ulsan, and Gyeongnam (63%), and Incheon and Gyeonggi (58%).

By age, the highest positive rating for Lee was among those in their 40s at 46%, followed by those in their 50s (42%), 18-29 (36%), 30s and 60s (28%), and 70 and over (23%). By occupation, positive ratings in the 30% range were recorded among the self-employed (39%), skilled labor and service workers (39%), office and management workers (36%), and students (33%).

Among Democratic Party supporters, the positive rating was 69%, a slight increase from 60% in November last year. By political inclination, 57% of progressives responded that Lee is "doing well." Among centrists, positive responses were 37%, while negative responses were 55%.

Meanwhile, in the integrated party support rate survey for the fourth week of January, the People Power Party and the Democratic Party were neck and neck at 36% and 34%, respectively. The Justice Party and other parties followed at 3% each, with non-affiliated voters at 24%.

This survey was conducted via random extraction of mobile phone virtual numbers and telephone interviewer interviews. The sampling error is ±3.1 percentage points at a 95% confidence level, and the response rate was 16.7%. For more details, please refer to the website of the Central Election Survey Deliberation Commission.

Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, is speaking at the Supreme Council meeting held at the National Assembly on the 26th. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

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