Opinion polling for the 2020 South Korean legislative election

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In the run up to the 2020 South Korean legislative election, various organisations carried out opinion polling to gauge voting intention in South Korea. Results of such polls are displayed in this article.

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Opinion polls

Campaign period

Constituency votes

Polling firmFieldwork dateSample
size
Resp. DP UFP MP JP ORP MP PNP KEP OthersLead
Gallup 7 - 8 Apr 20201,00044230.760.70.60.3-121
Realmeter 6 - 8 Apr 20201,50942.630.22.64.91.11.62.01.71.512.4
Realmeter 30 Mar - 3 Apr 20202,52143.228.82.25.41.41.41.71.31.614.4
Gallup 31 Mar - 2 Apr 20201,00241230.140.50.30.3-118
C&I 28-30 Mar 20201,00044.733.31.34.51.621.9-3.711.4
Research&Research 28-29 Mar 20201,0013825.30.93.421--4.212.7

Proportional votes

Polling firmFieldwork dateSample
size
Resp. PlP FKP MP JP ORP MP PP PNP ODP KEP OthersLead
Gallup 7 - 8 Apr 20201,00023222.6131-6-8-21
Realmeter 6 - 8 Apr 20201,50924.227.838.111.45.32.412.31.72.73.6
Ipsos 4 - 6 Apr 20201,00423.224.21.212.51.5-7.4-8.6--1
Realmeter 30 Mar - 3 Apr 20202,52121.725.02.88.51.91.64.72.114.41.63.23.3
Gallup 31 Mar - 2 Apr 20201,00221232111-5-10-22
Realmeter 30 Mar - 1 Apr 20201,51420.825.12.98.221.25.11.814.32.03.24.3
C&I 28-30 Mar 20201,00022.531.92.47.72.21.85.31.615.5-3.49.4
Research&Research 28-29 Mar 20201,00116.521.80.98.51.3-3.4-9-1.15.3
Realmeter 23-27 Mar 20202,53129.827.42.25.921.24.32.311.7-2.52.4

Pre-campaign period

2020

Date(s) ConductedPolling firm DP UFP MP JP ORP MP PP PNP ODP OthersUndecidedLead
24-26 March Gallup Korea 37220514222715
23-27 March Realmeter 44.630.01.84.61.81.03.31.62.88.414.6
Date(s) ConductedPolling firm DP UFP MP JP LRP MP PP PNP ODP OthersUndecidedLead
17-19 March Gallup Korea 38231414112815
16-20 March Realmeter 42.133.61.43.71.41.34.02.11.98.68.5
10-12 March Gallup Korea 3922061312817
9-13 March Realmeter 41.532.12.14.32.41.23.91.610.99.4
Date(s) ConductedPolling firm DP UFP MP JP ORP MP PP OthersUndecidedLead
3-5 March Gallup Korea 362216223114
2-6 March Realmeter 41.731.24.14.91.60.84.71.39.710.5
25-27 February Gallup Korea 372116213316
25-28 February Realmeter 41.031.04.14.31.61.01.71.713.610.0
Date(s) ConductedPolling firm DP UFP Bareunmirae NA JP PDP ORP MP PP OthersUndecidedLead
18-20 February Gallup Korea 362347212713
17-21 February Realmeter 40.533.73.01.34.12.21.51.02.30.99.56.8
Date(s) ConductedPolling firm DP LKP Bareunmirae NCP NA JP PDP ORP MP OthersUndecidedLead
11-13 February Gallup Korea 3721335412716
10-14 February Realmeter 39.932.02.63.90.94.81.51.21.30.811.17.9

2019

Date(s) ConductedPolling firm Democratic Liberty Korea Bareunmirae Democracy and Peace Justice OthersLead
19–21 March Gallup Korea 3721719116
18–20 March Realmeter 39.931.94.92.37.31.58.0
11–15 March Realmeter 36.631.75.92.16.91.74.9
12–14 March Gallup Korea 3922717117
4–8 March Realmeter 37.230.46.22.171.66.8
5–7 March Gallup Korea 3920718019
26–28 February Gallup Korea 3820718018
25–28 February Realmeter 38.328.87.32.76.91.89.5
19–21 February Gallup Korea 4019619121
18–22 February Realmeter 40.426.86.63.27.11.513.6
12–14 February Gallup Korea 4019818121
11–15 February Realmeter 40.325.262.871.615.1
7–8 February Realmeter 38.928.96.82.96.21.910
29–31 January Gallup Korea 3921619018
28 January – 1 February Realmeter 38.227.46.32.57.22.310.8
21–25 January Realmeter 38.726.75.53.18.1212
15–17 January Gallup Korea 4016818024
14–18 January Realmeter 39.824.36.32.77.5215.5
8–10 January Gallup Korea 4016719024
7–11 January Realmeter 40.123.96.42.29.12.216.2

2018

Date(s) ConductedPolling firm Democratic Liberty Korea Bareunmirae Democracy and Peace Justice OthersLead
15–17 October Realmeter 42.3206.63.19.82.222.3
2–4 October Gallup Korea 4811719137
28–30 September ResearchView 4818728230
23 September R&Search 42.517.77.139.12.824.8
11–13 September Gallup Korea 401180.512028
3–4 September Research&Research 41.312.670.5102.428.7
27–31 August Realmeter 41.418.86.62.811.82.122.6
21–23 August Gallup Korea 42115115127
13–17 August Realmeter 39.619.97.32.413.31.719.7
4–5 August ResearchView 41.915.86.61.2172.424.9
31 July – 2 August Gallup Korea 41115115026
23–27 July Realmeter 4418.672.912.51.625.4
10–12 July Gallup Korea 491060.310039
9–11 July Realmeter 44.316.86.32.812.42.627.5
2–6 July Realmeter 47.518.35.82.910.42.629.2
30 June – 1 July ResearchView 48205412428
26–28 June Gallup Korea 5210519142
25–27 June Realmeter 47.818.35.32.310.12.629.5
18–20 June Realmeter 53.617.45.22.77.91.936.2
13 June 2018 local elections
28 May – 1 June Realmeter 52.219.85.62.96.31.932.4
23–24 May Gallup Korea 5313514040
14–18 May Realmeter 54.218.75.73.45.81.535.5
5–6 May ResearchView 5520726235
28–29 April KSOI 58.8116.80.64.2247.8
9–13 April Realmeter 50.421.95.73.34.21.928.5
26–30 March Realmeter 51.320.76.82.45.22.230.6
20–22 March Gallup Korea 4714615033
26 February – 2 March Realmeter 5019.76.834.52.630.3
20–22 February Gallup Korea 4811816137
11–14 February Kantar Public 47.914.98.11.65.61.333
5–9 February Realmeter 44.419.1114.272.125.3

2016 to 2017

Date(s) ConductedPolling firm Democratic Liberty Korea People Bareun Justice OthersLead
18–22 December Realmeter 52.017.84.95.75.21.634.2
5–7 December Gallup Korea 4611585035
18–19 November Research & Research 49.011.85.56.35.40.837.2
30 October – 1 November Realmeter 50.917.56.64.45.72.333.4
13–14 October KSOI 49.712.26.95.25.61.737.5
18–20 September Realmeter 49.817.06.06.34.72.832.8
28–30 August Realmeter 52.216.86.26.56.01.735.4
4–6 July Gallup Korea 5014486036
10–12 May Realmeter 44.713.08.88.39.61.331.7
9 May 2017 presidential election
26 April Research & Research 38.812.920.35.76.30.318.5
11–13 April Gallup Korea 4192444017
14 March Hankook Research 39.410.59.34.85.22.928.9
10 March Impeachment of Park Geun-hye
1–2 February Realmeter 36.411.612.17.94.82.724.8
28–30 January JoWon C&I 36.912.311.98.85.03.024.6
10–12 January Gallup Korea 41121073029
2016
2 November 2016 South Korean political scandal begins
24–26 October Realmeter 30.526.514.44.53.94.0
26–30 September Realmeter 28.833.013.94.53.64.2
27–28 August ResearchView 30.627.614.37.40.73.0
31 July – 1 August R&Search 23.033.511.85.610.5
28–30 June Gallup Korea 233014607
30 May – 1 June Realmeter 29.830.117.77.62.90.3
19–21 Apr Gallup Korea 243025705
13 April 2016 2016 elections (PR)25.533.526.7-7.26.98.0
General notes
  • Gallup Korea provides poll results only to the nearest whole number.

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