Negative Assessment of President's Job Performance Holds at 50% Majority, Positive at 41%
Negative assessments of the president's job performance held at 50%, maintaining a majority.
In a Gallup Korea survey of 1,001 men and women aged 18 or older nationwide, conducted from November 3 to 5, 2026, 41% of respondents said the president is doing a good job of running the country, while 50% said the president is doing a poor job. 9% of respondents declined to give an opinion.
Political Party Support
In party support, the Democratic Party of Korea recorded 36% and the People Power Party 28%. The share of independents with no party preference was surveyed at 28%.
Trends Compared with Previous Surveys
The positive assessment of job performance rose 2 percentage points from 39% in the October 29 survey to 41% in this one. The negative assessment rose 1 percentage point over the same period, from 49% to 50%. Those withholding an opinion fell 3 percentage points, from 12% to 9%.
Compared with the October 22 survey, the positive assessment rose 1 percentage point from 40% to 41%, while the negative assessment remained unchanged at 50%. Those withholding an opinion declined 1 percentage point, from 10% to 9%. Across the three surveys, positive assessments moved from 40% to 39% to 41%, while negative assessments fluctuated slightly at 50%, 49%, and 50%.
In party support, the Democratic Party of Korea fell from 37% on October 22 to 35% on October 29, then recovered 1 percentage point to 36% in this survey. The People Power Party went from 28% on October 22 and 30% on October 29 to 28% in this survey, a 2 percentage point drop. The share of independents showed a pattern of 27%, 28%, and 28%.
Survey Overview
Commissioning agency: Gallup Korea
Surveying agency: Gallup Korea
Survey period: November 3, 2026 – November 5, 2026
Survey population: 1,001 men and women aged 18 or older nationwide
Survey method: Telephone interviews by interviewers (CATI)
Response rate: 9.7%
Margin of error: ±3.1 percentage points at a 95% confidence level
Weighting: The number of reference cases was based on regional/gender/age proportions from the Ministry of the Interior and Safety's resident registration population as of late June 2026
For further details, please refer to the National Election Survey Deliberation Commission website (nesdc.go.kr).
