Negative Assessment of Presidential Performance Rises to 61.4%, Up 1.6%p from 59.8%; Positive Rating Falls for Third Straight Week to 35.2%

The president's job performance received a positive rating of 35.2%.

According to a wireless RDD automated response (ARS) survey of 1,504 men and women aged 18 and older nationwide conducted by Real Meter from October 5 to 7, 2026, 35.2% of respondents rated the president's job performance positively, while 61.4% rated it negatively.

Positive evaluations of the president's performance declined for the third consecutive survey. The rating fell from 37.9% in the September 28 survey and 37.4% in the October 5 survey to 35.2% this time. That is down 2.7 percentage points from the September 28 survey and 2.2 percentage points from the previous survey. Negative evaluations came in at 61.4%, up 1.6 percentage points from the previous survey's 59.8%.

Party Support: People Power Party at 41.3%, Democratic Party at 35.5%

In party support, the People Power Party recorded the highest figure at 41.3%, while the Democratic Party stood at 35.5%. The 5.8-percentage-point gap between the two parties exceeds the margin of error (±2.5%p).

They were followed by the Cho Kuk Innovation Party at 6.3%, the Reform Party at 2.8%, and the Progressive Party at 1.2%.

Democratic Party Support Plunges 7 Percentage Points

Support for the Democratic Party fell sharply to 35.5%, down 7 percentage points from the previous survey on October 5 (42.5%). It is also 3.2 percentage points lower than the September 28 survey (38.7%).

Support for the People Power Party rose 2.9 percentage points from the previous survey (38.4%) to 41.3%, and is up 1.9 percentage points compared with the September 28 survey (39.4%).

The Cho Kuk Innovation Party posted 6.3%, up 1.1 percentage points from the previous survey (5.2%) and 2.3 percentage points higher than the September 28 survey (4.0%). The Reform Party stood at 2.8%, up 1.3 percentage points from the previous survey (1.5%). The Progressive Party came in at 1.2%, down 0.1 percentage points from the previous survey (1.3%).

Survey Overview

Commissioner: Real Meter
Surveyor: Real Meter
Survey period: October 5 to October 7, 2026
Respondents: 1,504 men and women aged 18 and older nationwide
Method: Wireless RDD automated response (ARS) survey
Response rate: 2.8%
Margin of error: ±2.5 percentage points at the 95% confidence level
Weighting: Weighted by gender, age group, and region

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