Since Election

21 Aug 2025 is 289 days since the last presidential election.

The biggest stock market gain in the first 289 days is 55.78% for the 1932 D. Roosevelt administration on 1933-08-23.

The biggest stock market loss in the first 289 days is -17.31% for the 2000 Bush administration on 2001-08-22.

The least amount of percent change in the first 289 days is -0.64% for the 1980 Reagan administration on 1981-08-19.

The most amount of percent change in the first 289 days is 96.39% for the 1932 D. Roosevelt administration. For this administration, the stock market went from 6.92 since election to a low of 5.53 on 1933-02-27 (-20.09%) to a high of 12.20 on 1933-07-18 (76.30%).

The average stock market change for Democratic administrations in the first 289 days is 12.83%.

The average stock market change for Republican administrations in the first 289 days is 5.07%.

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

Number of days since election
PresidentYearStartStopPercent
Hoover192822.241928-11-0730.791929-08-2238.44%
D. Roosevelt19326.921932-11-0910.881933-08-2457.23%
D. Roosevelt193617.431936-11-0416.661937-08-19-4.42%
D. Roosevelt194010.791940-11-0610.171941-08-21-5.75%
D. Roosevelt/Truman194412.941944-11-0814.851945-08-2314.76%
Truman194815.931948-11-0315.501949-08-18-2.70%
Eisenhower195224.671952-11-0524.291953-08-20-1.54%
Eisenhower195647.111956-11-0745.161957-08-22-4.14%
Kennedy/Johnson196055.351960-11-0967.591961-08-2422.11%
Johnson196485.141964-11-0486.791965-08-191.94%
Nixon1968103.271968-11-0695.351969-08-21-7.67%
Nixon/Ford1972113.351972-11-08101.911973-08-23-10.09%
Carter1976101.921976-11-0397.681977-08-18-4.16%
Reagan1980131.331980-11-05130.691981-08-20-0.49%
Reagan1984169.171984-11-07187.361985-08-2210.75%
Bush1988273.331988-11-09351.521989-08-2428.61%
Clinton1992417.111992-11-04456.431993-08-199.43%
Clinton1996724.591996-11-06925.051997-08-2127.67%
Bush20001,409.282000-11-081,162.092001-08-23-17.54%
Bush20041,143.202004-11-031,219.022005-08-186.63%
Obama2008952.772008-11-051,007.372009-08-205.73%
Obama20121,394.532012-11-071,656.962013-08-2218.82%
Trump20162,163.262016-11-092,438.972017-08-2412.75%
Biden20203,443.442020-11-044,405.802021-08-1927.95%
Trump20245,929.042024-11-066,370.172025-08-217.44%