President's Approval Rating Rises 3 Percentage Points to 64%

According to the results of Gallup Korea's regular poll in the fourth week of May 2026, the president's job performance approval rating rose by 3 percentage points to 64%. The disapproval rating remained at 28%, while undecided opinions fell by 3 percentage points to 8%.

Presidential Job Performance Evaluation

Gallup Korea's survey, conducted from May 19 to 21, 2026, among 1,002 adults nationwide, showed that 64% approved of the president's job performance. Disapproval stood at 28%, with 8% expressing no opinion.

Compared to the previous poll (announced May 14), the approval rating increased by 3 percentage points from 61% to 64%. The disapproval rating remained unchanged at 28%, and undecided opinions decreased by 3 percentage points from 11% to 8%.

In comparison to the survey results announced on April 30, the presidential job performance approval rating was the same at 64%. However, the disapproval rating had risen by 2 percentage points from 26% to 28%. At that time, undecided opinions decreased by 2 percentage points from 10% to 8%.

Party Support Ratings

Regarding party support, the Democratic Party of Korea maintained 45%, unchanged from the previous poll. The People Power Party saw a 1 percentage point decrease to 22%, while those with no party affiliation rose by 2 percentage points to 26%.

In the survey announced on April 30, the Democratic Party of Korea had 46%, the People Power Party had 21%, and unaffiliated voters were at 27%. Compared to the results of the May 21 survey, the Democratic Party of Korea decreased by 1 percentage point, the People Power Party increased by 1 percentage point, and unaffiliated voters decreased by 1 percentage point.

Economic Outlook for the Next Year

For the economic outlook over the next year, 38% responded that they expect it to 'improve'. 31% anticipated it would 'worsen', and 27% believed it would remain 'about the same'.

Survey Overview

Sponsoring Institution: Gallup Korea
Polling Agency: Gallup Korea
Survey Dates: May 19 - May 21, 2026
Target Audience: 1,002 men and women aged 18 and over nationwide
Methodology: Computer-Assisted Telephone Interview (CATI)
Response Rate: 12.0%
Margin of Error: ±3.1 percentage points at a 95% confidence level
Weighting Calculation: The number of cases used for weighting is based on the regional/gender/age ratios of resident registration data from the Ministry of the Interior and Safety as of the end of December 2025.

For more details, please refer to the website of the National Election Survey Deliberation Commission (nesdc.go.kr).