Since Election

2 Apr 2025 is 148 days since the last presidential election.

The biggest stock market gain in the first 148 days is 18.63% for the 1960 Kennedy/Johnson administration on 1961-04-04.

The biggest stock market loss in the first 148 days is -21.49% for the 2000 Bush administration on 2001-04-03.

The least amount of percent change in the first 148 days is 1.25% for the 1964 Johnson administration on 1965-03-30.

The most amount of percent change in the first 148 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 148 days is 1.92%.

The average stock market change for Republican administrations in the first 148 days is 0.62%.

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

Number of days since election
PresidentYearStartStopPercent
Hoover192822.241928-11-0724.861929-04-0311.78%
D. Roosevelt19326.921932-11-095.951933-04-05-14.02%
D. Roosevelt193617.431936-11-0417.921937-03-312.81%
D. Roosevelt194010.791940-11-0610.011941-04-02-7.23%
D. Roosevelt/Truman194412.941944-11-0813.771945-04-046.41%
Truman194815.931948-11-0315.211949-03-30-4.52%
Eisenhower195224.671952-11-0525.251953-04-012.35%
Eisenhower195647.111956-11-0744.541957-04-03-5.46%
Kennedy/Johnson196055.351960-11-0965.461961-04-0518.27%
Johnson196485.141964-11-0486.161965-03-311.20%
Nixon1968103.271968-11-06100.781969-04-02-2.41%
Nixon/Ford1972113.351972-11-08108.771973-04-04-4.04%
Carter1976101.921976-11-0398.541977-03-30-3.32%
Reagan1980131.331980-11-05136.571981-04-013.99%
Reagan1984169.171984-11-07179.111985-04-035.88%
Bush1988273.331988-11-09296.241989-04-058.38%
Clinton1992417.111992-11-04451.671993-03-318.29%
Clinton1996724.591996-11-06750.111997-04-023.52%
Bush20001,409.282000-11-081,103.252001-04-04-21.72%
Bush20041,143.202004-11-031,181.412005-03-303.34%
Obama2008952.772008-11-05811.082009-04-01-14.87%
Obama20121,394.532012-11-071,553.692013-04-0311.41%
Trump20162,163.262016-11-092,352.952017-04-058.77%
Biden20203,443.442020-11-043,972.892021-03-3115.38%
Trump20245,929.042024-11-065,670.972025-04-02-4.35%