President's Positive Rating at 53%; Democratic Party 40%, People Power Party 21%

According to an NBS opinion poll, the positive response rate for the President's job performance stands at 53%. The negative response rate was recorded at 37%. In this survey, the Democratic Party's approval rating was calculated at 40%, and the People Power Party's approval rating at 21%.

President's Job Performance Evaluation

53% of respondents evaluated the President's job performance positively. Conversely, 37% evaluated it negatively. The gap between the two sides is 16 percentage points, showing a statistically significant difference.

Party Support Ratings

In the party support survey, the Democratic Party recorded a support rating of 40%. The People Power Party showed a support rating of 21%. The gap between the two parties is 19 percentage points, a figure that significantly exceeds the margin of error.

Trends Compared to Previous Survey

The positive rating for job performance shows a downward trend. The positive rating, which was 58% in the survey on July 2, 2026, fell to 55% in the survey on the 16th of the same month. This survey marks the third consecutive decline at 53%. The change compared to July 2 is -5 percentage points.

The negative rating is rising. The negative rating, which was 35% in the July 2 survey, dipped slightly to 34% in the interim survey before rising to 37% in this survey. This represents a change of +2 percentage points compared to July 2.

The Democratic Party's support rating is fluctuating. Starting at 42% in the July 2 survey, the figure dropped to 38% in the July 16 survey before rebounding to 40% in this survey. The change compared to July 2 is -2 percentage points.

The People Power Party's support rating is maintaining a steady range between 20% and 21%. It was 20% on July 2, 22% on July 16, and was tallied at 21% in this survey. This is a change of +1 percentage point compared to July 2. Specifically, it represents a decline of 1 percentage point compared to July 16.

Survey Overview

Client: NBS
Conducted by: NBS
Survey Date: Unknown
Target: 1,000 men and women aged 18 and older nationwide
Method: Unknown
Response Rate: 15.8%
Margin of Error: ±3.1%p at 95% confidence level
Weighting: Applied (resulting in 1,000 persons)

Please refer to the National Election Survey Deliberation Commission website (nesdc.go.kr) for more details.