Negative Assessment of President's Performance Falls 5 Points to 51%... Democratic Party 35% vs. People Power Party 26%

Negative assessments of the president's performance in office stood at 51%.

According to a Gallup Korea telephone survey of 1,000 adults nationwide conducted from October 6 to 8, 2026, 37% of respondents said the president is doing a good job in office, while 51% said the president is doing a poor job. 12% withheld their opinion.

Party Support

In the survey of party support, the Democratic Party of Korea recorded 35%, while the People Power Party stood at 26%. The gap between the two parties was 9 percentage points, exceeding twice the margin of error (±3.1 percentage points). 31% of respondents said they support no party.

Changes From the Previous Survey

Compared with the September 17 survey, positive assessments of the president's performance remained unchanged at 37%. Negative assessments fell 5 percentage points from 56% to 51%, while those withholding opinion rose 5 percentage points from 7% to 12%.

Support for the Democratic Party fell 5 percentage points from 40% to 35%. The People Power Party declined 1 percentage point from 27% to 26%. The share of independents rose 6 percentage points from 25% to 31%.

Comparison With the Survey Three Weeks Ago

The share of independents showed a consecutive rise across both comparison surveys.

Survey Overview

Commissioning agency: Gallup Korea
Survey agency: Gallup Korea
Survey period: October 6, 2026 – October 8, 2026
Survey population: 1,000 men and women aged 18 and older nationwide
Survey method: Telephone interviewer-administered survey (CATI)
Response rate: 9.7%
Margin of error: ±3.1 percentage points at the 95% confidence level
Weighting: Applied reference counts based on regional/gender/age proportions of resident registration population from the Ministry of the Interior and Safety as of late June 2026

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