2025 South Korean Presidential Election: Voter Turnout and Exit Poll Summary (As

On June 3, 2025, the 21st Presidential Election of the Republic of Korea was held. Below is a summary of the voter turnout, exit poll results, and key policy pledges of the major candidates.

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🗳️ 1. Voter Turnout Comparison

• 2025 (21st Presidential Election): 77.8% as of 8:00 PM
• 2022 (20th Presidential Election): Final turnout of 77.1%

The 2025 presidential election recorded a higher turnout than in 2022, reflecting strong public interest.

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📊 2. Exit Poll Results & Highlights

According to the joint exit poll conducted by Korea’s three major terrestrial broadcasters (KBS, MBC, SBS) and the Korea Broadcasters Association:

• Lee Jae-myung (Democratic Party): 51.7%
• Kim Moon-soo (People Power Party): 39.3%
• Lee Jun-seok (Reform Party): 7.7%
• Kwon Young-guk (Democratic Labor Party): 1.3%

Lee Jae-myung leads Kim Moon-soo by 12.4 percentage points, a margin beyond the margin of error. In particular, he showed overwhelming regional strength with 81.7% in Gwangju and 80.8% in South Jeolla Province.
(Source: m.newspim.com)

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📌 3. Major Candidates' Key Policy Pledges

🔵 Lee Jae-myung (Democratic Party)

• Economy & Industry: Establishment of a 100 trillion KRW public-private fund across six strategic sectors — AI, biotech, content, defense, energy, and advanced manufacturing.
• Health & Medical: Stabilization of essential medicine supplies, support for new drug development, and training of pharmaceutical and biotech professionals.
• Climate & Environment: Expansion of renewable energy and promotion of carbon neutrality.

🔴 Kim Moon-soo (People Power Party)

• Economy: Strengthened support for SMEs and tax reforms to encourage investment.
• Welfare: Enhanced family support policies to boost birth rates.
• National Security: Strengthening national defense and the South Korea–U.S. alliance.

🟢 Lee Jun-seok (Reform Party)

• Political Reform: Breaking political monopolies and easing entry barriers for new political figures.
• Youth Policy: Job creation for young people and expanded housing support.
• Digital: Establishment of a digital government and expansion of public data access.

For detailed policy pledges of each candidate, refer to the National Election Commission’s Policy & Pledge Portal:
🔗 NEC Policy & Pledge Portal
 

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🕒 4. Ballot Counting & Expected Winner Announcement

• Ballot Counting Start: June 3, 2025, 8:00 PM (immediately after polls close)
• Expected Time for Declaring Leading Candidate: Around midnight (June 4, 12:00 AM)

In past elections:

• In the 19th election, a leading candidate was announced by 10 PM — just two hours after counting began.
• In the 20th election, it took about eight hours, with the leading candidate announced around 2 AM the next day.

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🔗 Related Links

• KBS Presidential Election Special Page
• NEC Policy & Pledge Portal