Since Election

8 Apr 2025 is 154 days since the last presidential election.

The biggest stock market gain in the first 154 days is 20.20% for the 1960 Kennedy/Johnson administration on 1961-04-10.

The biggest stock market loss in the first 154 days is -19.28% for the 2000 Bush administration on 2001-04-09.

The least amount of percent change in the first 154 days is -0.24% for the 1952 Eisenhower administration on 1953-04-06.

The most amount of percent change in the first 154 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 154 days is 2.86%.

The average stock market change for Republican administrations in the first 154 days is -0.50%.

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

Number of days since election
PresidentYearStartStopPercent
Hoover192822.241928-11-0724.631929-04-0910.75%
D. Roosevelt19326.921932-11-096.511933-04-11-5.92%
D. Roosevelt193617.431936-11-0417.461937-04-060.17%
D. Roosevelt194010.791940-11-069.841941-04-08-8.80%
D. Roosevelt/Truman194412.941944-11-0813.861945-04-107.11%
Truman194815.931948-11-0314.961949-04-05-6.09%
Eisenhower195224.671952-11-0524.711953-04-070.16%
Eisenhower195647.111956-11-0744.791957-04-09-4.92%
Kennedy/Johnson196055.351960-11-0966.621961-04-1120.36%
Johnson196485.141964-11-0486.501965-04-061.60%
Nixon1968103.271968-11-06100.141969-04-08-3.03%
Nixon/Ford1972113.351972-11-08112.211973-04-10-1.01%
Carter1976101.921976-11-0398.011977-04-05-3.84%
Reagan1980131.331980-11-05133.911981-04-071.96%
Reagan1984169.171984-11-07178.211985-04-095.34%
Bush1988273.331988-11-09298.491989-04-119.20%
Clinton1992417.111992-11-04441.161993-04-065.77%
Clinton1996724.591996-11-06766.121997-04-085.73%
Bush20001,409.282000-11-081,168.382001-04-10-17.09%
Bush20041,143.202004-11-031,181.392005-04-053.34%
Obama2008952.772008-11-05815.552009-04-07-14.40%
Obama20121,394.532012-11-071,568.612013-04-0912.48%
Trump20162,163.262016-11-092,353.782017-04-118.81%
Biden20203,443.442020-11-044,073.942021-04-0618.31%
Trump20245,929.042024-11-064,982.772025-04-08-15.96%