Since Election

1 Apr 2025 is 147 days since the last presidential election.

The biggest stock market gain in the first 147 days is 18.52% for the 1960 Kennedy/Johnson administration on 1961-04-03.

The biggest stock market loss in the first 147 days is -18.69% for the 2000 Bush administration on 2001-04-02.

The least amount of percent change in the first 147 days is 1.05% for the 1964 Johnson administration on 1965-03-29.

The most amount of percent change in the first 147 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 147 days is 1.36%.

The average stock market change for Republican administrations in the first 147 days is 0.87%.

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

Number of days since election
PresidentYearStartStopPercent
Hoover192822.241928-11-0725.171929-04-0213.17%
D. Roosevelt19326.921932-11-095.901933-04-04-14.74%
D. Roosevelt193617.431936-11-0417.951937-03-302.98%
D. Roosevelt194010.791940-11-069.971941-04-01-7.60%
D. Roosevelt/Truman194412.941944-11-0813.791945-04-036.57%
Truman194815.931948-11-0315.221949-03-29-4.46%
Eisenhower195224.671952-11-0525.291953-03-312.51%
Eisenhower195647.111956-11-0744.421957-04-02-5.71%
Kennedy/Johnson196055.351960-11-0965.661961-04-0418.63%
Johnson196485.141964-11-0486.201965-03-301.25%
Nixon1968103.271968-11-06101.421969-04-01-1.79%
Nixon/Ford1972113.351972-11-08109.241973-04-03-3.63%
Carter1976101.921976-11-0399.691977-03-29-2.19%
Reagan1980131.331980-11-05136.001981-03-313.56%
Reagan1984169.171984-11-07180.531985-04-026.72%
Bush1988273.331988-11-09295.311989-04-048.04%
Clinton1992417.111992-11-04451.971993-03-308.36%
Clinton1996724.591996-11-06759.641997-04-014.84%
Bush20001,409.282000-11-081,106.462001-04-03-21.49%
Bush20041,143.202004-11-031,165.362005-03-291.94%
Obama2008952.772008-11-05797.872009-03-31-16.26%
Obama20121,394.532012-11-071,570.252013-04-0212.60%
Trump20162,163.262016-11-092,360.162017-04-049.10%
Biden20203,443.442020-11-043,958.552021-03-3014.96%
Trump20245,929.042024-11-065,633.072025-04-01-4.99%