Since Election

20 Mar 2025 is 135 days since the last presidential election.

The biggest stock market gain in the first 135 days is 17.00% for the 1928 Hoover administration on 1929-03-20.

The biggest stock market loss in the first 135 days is -20.37% for the 2000 Bush administration on 2001-03-21.

The least amount of percent change in the first 135 days is 0.25% for the 1976 Carter administration on 1977-03-16.

The most amount of percent change in the first 135 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 135 days is 2.34%.

The average stock market change for Republican administrations in the first 135 days is 1.06%.

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

Number of days since election
PresidentYearStartStopPercent
Hoover192822.241928-11-0725.901929-03-2116.46%
D. Roosevelt19326.921932-11-096.251933-03-23-9.68%
D. Roosevelt193617.431936-11-0417.731937-03-181.72%
D. Roosevelt194010.791940-11-0610.021941-03-20-7.14%
D. Roosevelt/Truman194412.941944-11-0813.681945-03-225.72%
Truman194815.931948-11-0314.971949-03-17-6.03%
Eisenhower195224.671952-11-0526.221953-03-196.28%
Eisenhower195647.111956-11-0744.111957-03-21-6.37%
Kennedy/Johnson196055.351960-11-0964.531961-03-2316.59%
Johnson196485.141964-11-0486.811965-03-181.96%
Nixon1968103.271968-11-0699.841969-03-20-3.32%
Nixon/Ford1972113.351972-11-08108.841973-03-22-3.98%
Carter1976101.921976-11-03102.081977-03-170.16%
Reagan1980131.331980-11-05133.461981-03-191.62%
Reagan1984169.171984-11-07179.351985-03-216.02%
Bush1988273.331988-11-09288.981989-03-235.73%
Clinton1992417.111992-11-04451.891993-03-188.34%
Clinton1996724.591996-11-06782.651997-03-208.01%
Bush20001,409.282000-11-081,117.582001-03-22-20.70%
Bush20041,143.202004-11-031,190.212005-03-174.11%
Obama2008952.772008-11-05784.042009-03-19-17.71%
Obama20121,394.532012-11-071,545.802013-03-2110.85%
Trump20162,163.262016-11-092,345.962017-03-238.45%
Biden20203,443.442020-11-043,915.462021-03-1813.71%
Trump20245,929.042024-11-065,662.892025-03-20-4.49%