How many people were surveyed in the latest Lee Jae Myung approval rating poll, and what was the margin of error?

The Realmeter survey polled 2,511 voters from last Monday to Friday. It had a 95 percent confidence level and a margin of error of plus or minus 2 percentage points.

Lee's approval rating edges down to new low: poll

Q: Why did President Lee Jae Myung’s approval rating fall in the latest Realmeter poll?

Realmeter attributed the decline to voter dissatisfaction with the government’s recent revisions to real estate tax codes and other housing policy controversies. The poll also showed disapproval remaining above approval at 54.1 percent.

Q: Which voter groups showed the biggest changes in Lee Jae Myung’s approval rating?

Approval among voters in their 60s fell the most, dropping 6.1 percentage points to 43.1 percent. Support among voters in their 20s rose 3.1 percentage points to 31 percent, while approval among progressive voters fell to 59.1 percent and among conservative voters rose to 22.4 percent.

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President Lee Jae Myung’s approval rating edged down to a new low of 43 percent on Monday, marking a fifth consecutive weekly decline. The Realmeter poll of 2,511 voters showed disapproval at 54.1 percent. Realmeter linked the drop to dissatisfaction with recent revisions to real estate tax codes and housing policy controversies.

Key Facts

The poll was conducted from last Monday to Friday among 2,511 voters and was commissioned by a local newspaper.
Lee’s approval rating fell 0.3 percentage point from the previous week, while negative assessment rose 1.1 percentage points to 54.1 percent.
Voters in their 60s recorded the sharpest decline, with approval falling 6.1 percentage points to 43.1 percent.
Approval among voters in their 20s rose 3.1 percentage points to 31 percent.
The poll had a 95 percent confidence level and a margin of error of plus or minus 2 percentage points.

By Yonhap

Published Aug 17, 2026 2:26 pm KST

President Lee Jae Myung speaks during a National Liberation Day ceremony held at Sejong Center in Seoul, Saturday, marking the 81st anniversary of Korea's liberation from Japan's 1910-45 colonial rule. Yonhap

President Lee Jae Myung's approval rating edged down to a new low of 43 percent, marking its fifth consecutive weekly decline, a public opinion poll showed Monday.

The result was based on a Realmeter survey of 2,511 voters conducted from last Monday to Friday and commissioned by a local newspaper, with Lee's approval rating down 0.3 percentage point from the previous week.

Of the respondents, 54.1 percent gave a negative assessment of Lee's job performance, up 1.1 percentage points from the previous week and remaining above his approval rating.

The sharpest decline was recorded among voters in their 60s, whose approval rating for Lee fell 6.1 percentage points from the previous week to 43.1 percent.

Lee's approval rating among voters in their 20s rose 3.1 percentage points to 31 percent.

While Lee's approval rating among progressive voters fell 4.6 percentage points to 59.1 percent, his rating among conservative voters rose 4.8 percentage points to 22.4 percent.

Realmeter attributed the latest decline to voter dissatisfaction with the government's recent revisions to real estate tax codes and other housing policy controversies.

The poll has a confidence level of 95 percent with a margin of error of plus or minus 2 percentage points.

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