EARS Issue 4: The May 31 Local Elections and Voter Choice

Overview

Publication of EARS Series 4

A Jointly Planned Panel Survey Report on the Local Elections by EAI, SBS, JoongAng Ilbo, and Hankook Research

The May 31 Local Elections and Voter Choice: Causes of Vote Concentration and Their Political Significance

In anticipation of the 2006 local elections, EAI, SBS, JoongAng Ilbo, and Hankook Research conducted a panel survey for the first time during a local election period, selecting 800 individuals each from four panel regions—Seoul, Busan, Gwangju, and Chungnam—and a total of 1,300 individuals for a national panel survey.

EARS Issue 4, "The May 31 Local Elections and Voter Choice: Causes of Vote Concentration and Their Political Significance" (authored by Lee Nae-young, Hong Seung-heon, Shin So-yeon, and Jeong Han-ul), an EAI working paper series on public opinion analysis, systematically organizes the results of the panel survey, utilizing data from the aforementioned panel survey with approximately 13,000 samples.

The report will diagnose the shifts in voter sentiment and their causes, while also offering ample food for thought and implications for forecasting future political developments.

Authors

Lee Nae-young, Professor, Department of Political Science and International Relations, College of Politics and Economics, Korea University

Hong Seung-heon, EAI Research Fellow

Shin So-yeon, EAI Research Fellow

Jeong Han-ul, Deputy Director, EAI Center for Public Opinion Analysis