Kim Dong-yeon Expands Support Base for 21 Months Compared to Election Vote Share... Ranked No.1 Among Mayors and Governors

Kim Dong-yeon, Governor of Gyeonggi Province

Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Dong-yeon ranked first for 21 consecutive months in the nationwide survey of support expansion index among 17 metropolitan and provincial governors (mayors and governors). His positive evaluation also rose by 6.5 percentage points compared to the previous month.

According to the April Metropolitan and Provincial Governors Support Expansion Index (ESI) survey results announced by polling agency Realmeter on the 17th, Governor Kim Dong-yeon scored 133.6 points, maintaining first place for 21 months since the survey began in August last year. His support expansion index in March was 120.4 points, increasing by 13.2 points in one month.

Second place went to Gangwon Province Governor Kim Jin-tae with 100.4 points, while all other mayors and governors scored below 100 points.

The support expansion index quantifies the monthly increase or decrease in positive evaluations of governors based on election vote share (Governor Kim Dong-yeon received 49.1%). A score above 100 indicates an expansion of the support base compared to the beginning of the term, while a score below 100 indicates a contraction.

In the positive evaluation category for metropolitan and provincial governors, Governor Kim Dong-yeon recorded a positive rating of 65.6%, up 6.5 percentage points from the previous month. His ranking also rose from 4th place in March to 2nd place in April. First place was taken by Jeollanam-do Governor Kim Young-rok with 65.9%. Notably, while most of the top 10 governors showed little change or a decline in positive evaluation scores compared to March, only Governor Kim Dong-yeon showed a significant increase.

In the relative index of political party support for metropolitan and provincial governors (a score above 100 means the governor has more support than the conservative or progressive party bases in the region, while below 100 means less support), Governor Kim Dong-yeon rose from 4th to 3rd place with 124.2 points.

In the nationwide satisfaction survey of residents in 17 metropolitan cities and provinces, Gyeonggi Province rose one rank from 3rd to 2nd place with a satisfaction rate of 67.0%, up 0.5 percentage points from 66.5% the previous month. First place was held by Daejeon Metropolitan City with 68.8%.

This survey was conducted by Realmeter using random telephone dialing with automated response from March 28 to 30 and April 26 to May 1, targeting 13,600 men and women aged 18 and over nationwide. The sampling error by metropolitan area is ±3.5 percentage points at a 95% confidence level, and the response rate was 2.4%. For more details, visit the Realmeter website.

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