Since Election

25 Mar 2025 is 140 days since the last presidential election.

The biggest stock market gain in the first 140 days is 16.26% for the 1960 Kennedy/Johnson administration on 1961-03-27.

The biggest stock market loss in the first 140 days is -18.21% for the 2000 Bush administration on 2001-03-26.

The least amount of percent change in the first 140 days is -0.60% for the 1976 Carter administration on 1977-03-21.

The most amount of percent change in the first 140 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 140 days is 1.70%.

The average stock market change for Republican administrations in the first 140 days is 0.65%.

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

Number of days since election
PresidentYearStartStopPercent
Hoover192822.241928-11-0724.351929-03-269.49%
D. Roosevelt19326.921932-11-096.211933-03-28-10.26%
D. Roosevelt193617.431936-11-0417.491937-03-230.34%
D. Roosevelt194010.791940-11-069.961941-03-25-7.69%
D. Roosevelt/Truman194412.941944-11-0813.471945-03-274.10%
Truman194815.931948-11-0314.771949-03-22-7.28%
Eisenhower195224.671952-11-0526.171953-03-246.08%
Eisenhower195647.111956-11-0743.911957-03-26-6.79%
Kennedy/Johnson196055.351960-11-0964.381961-03-2816.31%
Johnson196485.141964-11-0486.931965-03-232.10%
Nixon1968103.271968-11-0699.661969-03-25-3.50%
Nixon/Ford1972113.351972-11-08111.561973-03-27-1.58%
Carter1976101.921976-11-03101.001977-03-22-0.90%
Reagan1980131.331980-11-05134.671981-03-242.54%
Reagan1984169.171984-11-07178.431985-03-265.47%
Bush1988273.331988-11-09291.591989-03-286.68%
Clinton1992417.111992-11-04448.761993-03-237.59%
Clinton1996724.591996-11-06789.071997-03-258.90%
Bush20001,409.282000-11-081,182.172001-03-27-16.12%
Bush20041,143.202004-11-031,171.712005-03-222.49%
Obama2008952.772008-11-05806.122009-03-24-15.39%
Obama20121,394.532012-11-071,563.772013-03-2612.14%
Trump20162,163.262016-11-092,358.572017-03-289.03%
Biden20203,443.442020-11-043,910.522021-03-2313.56%
Trump20245,929.042024-11-065,776.652025-03-25-2.57%