A poll released on the 5th found that in the race for Seoul mayor in the local elections to be held in June next year, Seongdong District Chief Jeong Won-o of the Democratic Party of Korea is leading on the ruling side, while Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon of the People Power Party is leading on the opposition side.
Jowon CNI said that in a survey commissioned by Straight News of 801 Seoul residents ages 18 and older conducted on the 1st to 2nd using the question "suitability of next Seoul mayor candidates," District Chief Jeong led the ruling camp with 13.0%, while Mayor Oh led the opposition camp with 23.9%.
In "suitability of next Seoul mayor candidates from the progressive and ruling camp," following No. 1 District Chief Jeong were ▲ lawmaker Park Jumin 10.0% ▲ Prime Minister Kim Min-seok 8.0% ▲ Rebuilding Korea Party emergency committee chair Cho Kuk 7.3% ▲ former Democratic Party lawmaker Park Yong-jin 7.1% ▲ presidential chief of staff Kang Hoon-sik 6.1% ▲ Democratic Party lawmaker Seo Young-kyo 4.8% ▲ Democratic Party supreme council member Jeon Hyun-hee 3.9% ▲ Democratic Party lawmaker Jang Kyung-tae 2.3%. Responses backing other candidates were 3.7%, "none" was 25.5%, and "don't know" was 8.3%.
In "suitability of next Seoul mayor candidates from the conservative and opposition camp," Mayor Oh ranked first, followed by ▲ People Power Party lawmaker Na Kyung-won 14.5% ▲ Reform Party leader Lee Jun-seok 9.3% ▲ former People Power Party leader Han Dong-hoon 7.9% ▲ People Power Party lawmaker Cho Eun-hee 3.6% ▲ People Power Party lawmaker Kwon Young-se 2.5%. "Support for other candidates" was 4.5%, "none" was 27.3%, and "don't know" was 6.6%.
By support base, District Chief Jeong received 20.9% support from the Democratic Party and 5.0% from the People Power Party. By ideological inclination, 20.1% of progressives, 14.8% of moderates, and 7.0% of conservatives supported District Chief Jeong. Mayor Oh drew 45.7% support from the People Power Party and 8.7% from the Democratic Party. Support by ideology was 37.2% among conservatives, 23.9% among moderates, and 8.4% among progressives.
The survey was conducted as an automated response (ARS) poll using wireless virtual numbers provided by telecom carriers, with a margin of error of ±3.5 percentage points at a 95% confidence level and a response rate of 5.3%. For details, refer to the National Election Survey Deliberation Commission website.