President Lee Jae-myung marked one month since his inauguration, with a poll released on the 4th showing that his approval rating reached 65% in the first week of July.
According to a survey conducted by Korea Gallup from July 1 to 3, 65% of respondents said President Lee is "performing his duties well." This is a 1 percentage point increase from the previous survey. Those who responded that he was "not doing well" accounted for 23%, while 12% were undecided.
By age group, the approval rating was highest among those in their 40s at 81%, followed by those in their 50s (74%) and 30s (71%). In contrast, the approval was relatively low at 49% among those aged 18-29. Over half of respondents aged 60 (54%) and 70 and above (56%), despite being conservative-leaning generations, gave positive evaluations.
By region, a high approval rating of 90% was seen in Gwangju and Jeolla, the traditional support base, followed by Incheon and Gyeonggi (67%), and Busan, Ulsan, and Gyeongnam (60%). Even in Daegu and Gyeongbuk (56%) and Seoul (59%), which are stronghold areas for conservatives, more than half provided positive evaluations.
Reasons for the positive evaluation of his performance included "drive, execution, and speed" (15%), "economy and livelihood" (13%), "communication" (10%), "overall doing well" (8%), and "ability and competence in his duties" (6%). "Working hard and making efforts," "appointments," and "real estate policy" were each mentioned by 4%.
"Excessive welfare and livelihood support funds" (14%), "foreign affairs," "moral issues and lack of qualifications" (each 11%), "appointments," and "real estate policy and loan regulations" (each 10%) followed. Additionally, responses pointing to "dictatorship and unilateralism" (5%) were also noted.
In party support surveys, the Democratic Party of Korea was at 46%, while the People Power Party stood at 22%. The Democratic Party's support increased by 3 percentage points compared to the previous survey, while the People Power Party dropped by 1 percentage point. The Rebuilding Korea Party and Reform Party each garnered 3%, while The Progressive Party received 1%.
This survey was conducted using randomly selected virtual mobile numbers through telephone interviewers (CATI) methods. The response rate was 12.1%, and the margin of error at a 95% confidence level is ±3.1 percentage points. For more details, refer to the website of the Central Election Poll Review Committee.