Lee Jae-myung's approval rating surpasses 60% a month after taking office
One month into his presidency, Lee Jae-myung's approval rating for his governance has reached 62.1%, surpassing the 60% mark.
According to a public opinion poll conducted by Realmeter at the request of the Energy Economy Newspaper, released on the 7th, President Lee’s approval rating has risen by 2.4 percentage points compared to the previous week, marking an upward trend for four consecutive weeks since taking office.
Specifically, evaluations of President Lee show that 51.7% believe he is "doing very well," while 10.4% think he is "doing fairly well," indicating an overwhelming positive assessment. In contrast, the negative evaluation has decreased by 2.2 percentage points from the previous week to 31.4%, showing a significant positive outlook.
Among the negative evaluations, 23.6% responded "doing very poorly," while 7.8% said "doing poorly," and 6.5% were unsure.
Realmeter reported that the positive evaluations appear to be influenced by President Lee’s one-month press conference, town hall meetings as part of his public engagement efforts, and government intervention measures regarding the SKT SIM hacking incident.
In particular, it was analyzed that the recently announced real estate policies and loan regulations have led to a noticeable surge in support in the Seoul area, contributing to the overall rise in approval ratings.
Analysis of approval ratings by age and region
Examining approval ratings by age group, those in their 40s (78.2%) and 50s (73.1%) showed particularly high support.
Additionally, over half of those in their 60s (61.6%) and 30s (56.9%) also expressed positive evaluations. Notably, among those aged 70 and above, who had shown lower support during the presidential election, the approval rating was recorded at 50.9%. However, the 20s were the only age group to report higher negative (47.0%) than positive (46.3%) evaluations.
Regionally, the approval rating exceeded half in all regions.
The Gwangju and Jeolla region recorded the highest support at 76.9%, followed by Incheon and Gyeonggi (63.5%), Seoul (61.1%), Gangwon (60.9%), Daejeon, Sejong, and Chungcheong (59.9%), Jeju (59.5%), Busan, Ulsan, and Gyeongnam (58.2%), and Daegu and Gyeongbuk (53.9%).
Party approval ratings show Democratic Party leads as People Power Party drops to 20%
In the party approval rating survey, the Democratic Party of Korea held a significant lead with 53.8%, 25.0 percentage points ahead of the People Power Party (28.8%).
The Reform Party recorded 3.2%, the Justice Reform Party showed 3.1%, and the Progressive Party was at 0.6%, while other parties accounted for 2.9%, and inconsiderate voters stood at 7.5%.
The Democratic Party received the highest support from those in their 40s (73.3%) and 50s (64.8%), with strong backing in Gwangju and Jeolla (69.4%) and Jeju (63.1%).
Conversely, the People Power Party only outperformed the Democratic Party in the 70 and above age group (45.2%).
This survey was conducted from June 30 to July 4, targeting a nationwide sample of 2,508 voters aged 18 and older (for governance evaluation) and 1,003 for party approval ratings using a 100% random RDD automated response telephone survey method.
The response rates were 6.5% and 6.4%, respectively, with a margin of error of ±2.0 percentage points (for governance evaluation) and ±3.1 percentage points (for party approval ratings) at a 95% confidence level. For detailed information, please refer to the Central Election Poll Review Committee.
Image source: Lee Jae-myung / News1, President Lee Jae-myung speaking during the press conference '30 Days of the President, the Media Asks and the People Answer' at the Blue House on July 3, 2025. / News1 (Presidential Office)
