Lee Jae-myung, the former representative of the Democratic Party, who declared his candidacy for the 21st presidential election, is announcing his vision declaration and campaign schedule at the National Assembly communication room in Yeouido, Seoul, on Nov. 11 morning. /Courtesy of News1

A public opinion poll result released on the 11th shows that former Democratic Party of Korea leader Lee Jae-myung retains the lead outside the margin of error in terms of preferred future political leaders.

According to a survey conducted by Gallup Korea from July 8 to 10, involving 1,005 voters aged 18 and older nationwide (with a 95% confidence level and a sampling error of ±3.1 percentage points), former Democratic Party of Korea leader Lee Jae-myung garnered 37%, while former Minister of Employment and Labor Kim Moon-soo received 9%.

Following were Daegu Mayor Hong Joon-pyo at 5%, former People Power Party leader Han Dong-hoon at 4%, and reform party preliminary presidential candidate Lee Jun-seok, acting Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon, and People Power Party lawmaker Ahn Cheol-soo each at 2%, while former Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon and former People Power Party lawmaker Yoo Seung-min each got 1%.

However, 30% did not specify an individual.

Among the Democratic Party supporters, former leader Lee's approval rating was recorded at 81%. Among People Power Party supporters, former Minister Kim garnered 27%, Mayor Hong received 14%, and former leader Han got 13%, while 27% withheld their opinions.

The party support rates were recorded as 41% for the Democratic Party, 30% for the People Power Party, 3% for the Justice and Reform Party, 1% for the Progressive Party, and 20% for the nonpartisan group. The Democratic Party remained at the same level as in the previous survey, while support for the People Power Party dropped by 5 percentage points.

This survey was conducted via interviews with randomly selected virtual phone numbers. The contact rate was 38.2%, and the response rate was 14.9%. For more details, refer to the Central Election Survey Deliberation Commission.