Since Election

1 Mar 2025 is 116 days since the last presidential election.

The biggest stock market gain in the first 116 days is 16.14% for the 1928 Hoover administration on 1929-03-01.

The biggest stock market loss in the first 116 days is -22.85% for the 2008 Obama administration on 2009-02-27.

The least amount of percent change in the first 116 days is -0.05% for the 1980 Reagan administration on 1981-02-27.

The most amount of percent change in the first 116 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 116 days is 0.63%.

The average stock market change for Republican administrations in the first 116 days is 2.25%.

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

Number of days since election
PresidentYearStartStopPercent
Hoover192822.241928-11-0725.831929-03-0116.14%
D. Roosevelt19326.921932-11-095.841933-03-03-15.61%
D. Roosevelt193617.431936-11-0418.061937-02-263.61%
D. Roosevelt194010.791940-11-069.921941-02-28-8.06%
D. Roosevelt/Truman194412.941944-11-0814.231945-03-029.97%
Truman194815.931948-11-0314.381949-02-25-9.73%
Eisenhower195224.671952-11-0525.901953-02-274.99%
Eisenhower195647.111956-11-0743.741957-03-01-7.15%
Kennedy/Johnson196055.351960-11-0963.951961-03-0315.54%
Johnson196485.141964-11-0487.431965-02-262.69%
Nixon1968103.271968-11-0698.131969-02-28-4.98%
Nixon/Ford1972113.351972-11-08112.281973-03-02-0.94%
Carter1976101.921976-11-0399.481977-02-25-2.39%
Reagan1980131.331980-11-05131.271981-02-27-0.05%
Reagan1984169.171984-11-07183.231985-03-018.31%
Bush1988273.331988-11-09291.181989-03-036.53%
Clinton1992417.111992-11-04443.381993-02-266.30%
Clinton1996724.591996-11-06790.821997-02-289.14%
Bush20001,409.282000-11-081,234.182001-03-02-12.42%
Bush20041,143.202004-11-031,211.372005-02-255.96%
Obama2008952.772008-11-05735.092009-02-27-22.85%
Obama20121,394.532012-11-071,518.202013-03-018.87%
Trump20162,163.262016-11-092,383.122017-03-0310.16%
Biden20203,443.442020-11-043,811.152021-02-2610.68%
Trump20245,929.042024-11-065,954.502025-02-280.43%