Since Election

3 Apr 2025 is 150 days since the last presidential election.

The biggest stock market gain in the first 150 days is 18.54% for the 1960 Kennedy/Johnson administration on 1961-04-06.

The biggest stock market loss in the first 150 days is -18.30% for the 2000 Bush administration on 2001-04-05.

The least amount of percent change in the first 150 days is 1.39% for the 1964 Johnson administration on 1965-04-01.

The most amount of percent change in the first 150 days is 31.07% for the 1932 D. Roosevelt administration. For this administration, the stock market went from 6.92 since election to a high of 7.68 on 1932-11-11 (10.98%) to a low of 5.53 on 1933-02-27 (-20.09%).

The average stock market change for Democratic administrations in the first 150 days is 2.12%.

The average stock market change for Republican administrations in the first 150 days is 0.90%.

* Stock market results are measured using the daily closing price of the Standard and Poor's 500 index.

Number of days since election
PresidentYearStartStopPercent
Hoover192822.241928-11-0725.051929-04-0512.63%
D. Roosevelt19326.921932-11-096.121933-04-07-11.56%
D. Roosevelt193617.431936-11-0417.491937-04-020.34%
D. Roosevelt194010.791940-11-0610.141941-04-04-6.02%
D. Roosevelt/Truman194412.941944-11-0813.771945-04-066.41%
Truman194815.931948-11-0314.941949-04-01-6.21%
Eisenhower195224.671952-11-0525.231953-04-022.27%
Eisenhower195647.111956-11-0744.491957-04-05-5.56%
Kennedy/Johnson196055.351960-11-0965.961961-04-0719.17%
Johnson196485.141964-11-0486.531965-04-021.63%
Nixon1968103.271968-11-06100.681969-04-03-2.51%
Nixon/Ford1972113.351972-11-08109.281973-04-06-3.59%
Carter1976101.921976-11-0399.211977-04-01-2.66%
Reagan1980131.331980-11-05135.491981-04-033.17%
Reagan1984169.171984-11-07179.031985-04-045.83%
Bush1988273.331988-11-09297.161989-04-078.72%
Clinton1992417.111992-11-04441.391993-04-025.82%
Clinton1996724.591996-11-06757.901997-04-044.60%
Bush20001,409.282000-11-081,128.432001-04-06-19.93%
Bush20041,143.202004-11-031,172.922005-04-012.60%
Obama2008952.772008-11-05842.502009-04-03-11.57%
Obama20121,394.532012-11-071,553.282013-04-0511.38%
Trump20162,163.262016-11-092,355.542017-04-078.89%
Biden20203,443.442020-11-044,019.872021-04-0116.74%
Trump20245,929.042024-11-065,670.972025-04-02-4.35%