Since Election

16 Mar 2025 is 131 days since the last presidential election.

The biggest stock market gain in the first 131 days is 17.27% for the 1928 Hoover administration on 1929-03-15.

The biggest stock market loss in the first 131 days is -20.59% for the 2008 Obama administration on 2009-03-13.

The least amount of percent change in the first 131 days is 0.17% for the 1972 Nixon/Ford administration on 1973-03-16.

The most amount of percent change in the first 131 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 131 days is 2.83%.

The average stock market change for Republican administrations in the first 131 days is 1.37%.

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

Number of days since election
PresidentYearStartStopPercent
Hoover192822.241928-11-0726.081929-03-1517.27%
D. Roosevelt19326.921932-11-096.631933-03-17-4.19%
D. Roosevelt193617.431936-11-0418.361937-03-125.34%
D. Roosevelt194010.791940-11-069.981941-03-14-7.51%
D. Roosevelt/Truman194412.941944-11-0814.091945-03-168.89%
Truman194815.931948-11-0315.021949-03-11-5.71%
Eisenhower195224.671952-11-0526.181953-03-136.12%
Eisenhower195647.111956-11-0744.051957-03-15-6.50%
Kennedy/Johnson196055.351960-11-0964.001961-03-1715.63%
Johnson196485.141964-11-0487.211965-03-122.43%
Nixon1968103.271968-11-0698.001969-03-14-5.10%
Nixon/Ford1972113.351972-11-08113.541973-03-160.17%
Carter1976101.921976-11-03100.651977-03-11-1.25%
Reagan1980131.331980-11-05133.111981-03-131.36%
Reagan1984169.171984-11-07176.531985-03-154.35%
Bush1988273.331988-11-09292.691989-03-177.08%
Clinton1992417.111992-11-04449.831993-03-127.84%
Clinton1996724.591996-11-06793.171997-03-149.46%
Bush20001,409.282000-11-081,150.532001-03-16-18.36%
Bush20041,143.202004-11-031,200.082005-03-114.98%
Obama2008952.772008-11-05756.552009-03-13-20.59%
Obama20121,394.532012-11-071,560.702013-03-1511.92%
Trump20162,163.262016-11-092,378.252017-03-179.94%
Biden20203,443.442020-11-043,943.342021-03-1214.52%
Trump20245,929.042024-11-065,638.942025-03-14-4.89%