President Lee Jae-myung's approval rating for his administration rose to 53.6%, marking a two-week consecutive increase.
According to a survey conducted by Realmeter on 2,537 eligible voters aged 18 and older nationwide from Aug. 25 to 29, 53.6% of respondents evaluated President Lee's administration positively. His approval rating increased by 2.2 percentage points compared to the previous week, maintaining an upward trend for two consecutive weeks.
The percentage of those who evaluated President Lee's administration negatively was 42.3%, marking a decrease of 2.6 percentage points compared to the previous week.
Realmeter analyzed that the outcomes in the economic and diplomatic fields, such as the Korea-U.S. summit, led to positive evaluations. In the Daegu and Gyeongbuk regions, where there are many negative evaluations of President Lee, his approval rating recorded an increase of 9.1 percentage points to 44.2%.
By age group, those in their 40s recorded the highest approval rating at 71.4%, an increase of 9.6 percentage points, while those in their 20s recorded 40.0%, down by 2.2 percentage points.
In a party support survey conducted on 1,006 eligible voters aged 18 and older nationwide from the 28th to 29th of last month, the Democratic Party of Korea recorded 46.7%, while the People Power Party recorded 36.1%. The Democratic Party and People Power Party rose by 0.9 percentage points and 0.6 percentage points, respectively. The Rebuilding Korea Party was at 2.5%, the Reform Party at 3.7%, and The Progressive Party at 1.2%.
Both surveys were conducted using a wireless automated response method. The sampling error for the presidential approval rating survey is ±1.9 percentage points at a 95% confidence level, while the sampling error for the party support survey is ±3.1 percentage points at a 95% confidence level. The response rate for both surveys was 5.1%. For detailed information, refer to the website of the National Election Survey Advisory Committee.