Negative Assessment of President's Job Performance Falls 2.2%p from 62.3% to 60.1%, Positive at 36.9%

Negative assessments of the president's job performance stood at 60.1%.

Positive evaluations came in at 36.9%. The gap between positive and negative assessments was 23.2 percentage points.

Party Support Ratings

The People Power Party registered 40.2%, with the Democratic Party at 38.3%. The gap between the two parties was 1.9 percentage points, a close race within the margin of error (±2%p). They were followed by the Cho Kuk Innovation Party at 8.1%, the Reform Party at 2%, and the Progressive Party at 1.2%.

Job Performance Rating Trends

Positive assessments of the president's job performance rose 1.6 percentage points, from 35.3% in the survey conducted on the 26th of last month to 36.9% in the latest survey. Negative assessments fell 2.2 percentage points over the same period, from 62.3% to 60.1%.

In the survey on October 19, positive evaluations stood at 37.3% and negative at 60.4%. Positive assessments dipped slightly from the previous survey before rebounding this time.

Party Support Trends

Support for the Democratic Party was 36.2% on October 19, 36.0% on October 26, and 38.3% in the latest survey — up 2.3 percentage points from the previous survey.

The People Power Party recorded 40.9% on October 19 and 42.6% on October 26, before registering 40.2% in the latest survey — down 2.4 percentage points from the previous survey.

The Cho Kuk Innovation Party rose 1.4 percentage points, from 6.7% in the previous survey to 8.1%. The Reform Party fell 0.6 percentage points, from 2.6% to 2%, while the Progressive Party rose 0.4 percentage points, from 0.8% to 1.2%.

Survey Overview

Commissioner: RealMeter
Surveyor: RealMeter
Survey period: October 25–29, 2026
Respondents: 2,515 men and women aged 18 or older nationwide
Method: Wireless RDD automated response survey (ARS)
Response rate: 3.0%
Margin of error: ±2 percentage points at the 95% confidence level
Weighting: Weights applied by gender, age group, and region

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