Tuesday, April 1, 2025

Is President Yoon Losing His Grip on Power? Approval Ratings Suggest Trouble

Yonhap News

Support for President Yoon Suk Yeol has remained in the early 30% range for three months. Released on the 8th, the support rate for Yoon was recorded at 31.1%.

According to Real Meter’s survey of 2,505 people nationwide from July 1 to July 5 at the request of the Energy Economic Newspaper, the positive evaluation of Yoon’s presidential performance was 31.1%, down by 0.5% from the previous week. Negative evaluations increased by 1.3% to 65.3%.

Yoon’s support rate has remained in the early 30% range for 13 weeks since it marked 32.6% in the second week of April. Although it hasn’t dropped to the 20% range, it is in a stalemate with no upward trend.

It is particularly noteworthy that support dropped by 3.3% even in Daegu and Gyeongbuk (TK), where conservative support is highest. Furthermore, by ideological tendencies, conservative support fell by 3.8%, indicating a decline in the core support group.

However, in Busan, Ulsan, and Gyeongnam (PK), where conservative support is also high, the support increased by 2.1%. In the metropolitan area, Incheon and Gyeonggi fell by 3.5%, but Seoul increased by 2.2%.

There were increases of 2.7% and 1.1% in the moderate and progressive groups, respectively. By age, the support rate for those in their 30s and 50s fell by 3.6% and 2.3% respectively, but the support rate for those in their 20s increased by 3.3%.

The cited survey was conducted with a sample error of ±2.0% at a 95% confidence level. For more details, refer to the Real Meter website or the Central Election Opinion Poll Review Committee website.

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