Yoon's approval rating ends slide, but still below 30 percent for second week

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Yoon's approval rating ends slide, but still below 30 percent for second week

Published: 07 Oct. 2024, 13:59 Updated: 07 Oct. 2024, 14:00

LEE SOO-JUNG
lee.soojung1@joongang.co.kr

President Yoon Suk Yeol speaks at a luncheon held in Manila, the Philippines on Sunday. [PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE]

President Yoon Suk Yeol's approval rating has been stagnant in the 20 percent range for two consecutive weeks, according to the latest public opinion survey disclosed by pollster Realmeter on Monday.

A total of 27.9 percent of 1,504 respondents approved of Yoon’s state management, up 2.1 percentage points compared to the 25.8 percent approval rating from the previous week’s poll.

In contrast, 68.1 percent of the survey participants disapproved of Yoon’s governance. The disapproval rate fell by 2.7 percentage points over the week.

Four percent of the respondents said they “are not aware” of Yoon’s handling of state affairs, expressing neither support nor discontent toward the president.

By region, Busan, Ulsan and South Gyeongsang showed the greatest increase in support for Yoon, adding 4.2 percentage points compared to the previous week. Seoul and Chungcheong regions followed, with increases of 3.2 and 2.4 percentage points, respectively.

By age group, Yoon relatively gained support from older adults over 40 and lost support from people in their 30s. Approval from respondents in the 30-to-39 age bracket dropped by 3.7 percentage points over the week.

By political affiliation, swing voters and conservatives showed increased support for Yoon in the latest survey.

"The downward trend in Yoon's support has temporarily paused, but we must keep an eye on the impact of the parliamentary audits," Realmeter said.

The pollster surveyed 1,504 eligible voters over the age of 18 nationwide between Sept. 30 and last Friday. Its confidence interval was 95 percent, and its margin of error was plus or minus 2.5 percentage points.

In a separate survey conducted by the same pollster nationwide between last Wednesday and Friday, the conservative People Power Party garnered 32.7 percent of support from 1,004 participants. The support rating for the liberal Democratic Party was 42.4 percent.

The separate survey had a confidence interval of 95 percent and a margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 percentage points.

BY LEE SOO-JUNG, KIM JI-HYE [lee.soojung1@joongang.co.kr]