Since Election

4 Dec 2024 is 29 days since the last presidential election.

The biggest stock market gain in the first 29 days is 7.51% for the 1928 Hoover administration on 1928-12-04.

The biggest stock market loss in the first 29 days is -10.91% for the 2008 Obama administration on 2008-12-02.

The least amount of percent change in the first 29 days is 0.15% for the 1944 D. Roosevelt/Truman administration on 1944-12-05.

The most amount of percent change in the first 29 days is 21.03% for the 2008 Obama administration. For this administration, the stock market went from 952.77 since election to a high of 952.77 on 2008-11-05 (0.00%) to a low of 752.44 on 2008-11-20 (-21.03%).

The average stock market change for Democratic administrations in the first 29 days is -0.78%.

The average stock market change for Republican administrations in the first 29 days is 2.05%.

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

Number of days since election
PresidentYearStartStopPercent
Hoover192822.241928-11-0723.811928-12-057.06%
D. Roosevelt19326.921932-11-096.891932-12-07-0.43%
D. Roosevelt193617.431936-11-0416.951936-12-02-2.75%
D. Roosevelt194010.791940-11-0610.581940-12-04-1.95%
D. Roosevelt/Truman194412.941944-11-0812.961944-12-060.15%
Truman194815.931948-11-0315.011948-12-01-5.78%
Eisenhower195224.671952-11-0525.711952-12-034.22%
Eisenhower195647.111956-11-0746.391956-12-05-1.53%
Kennedy/Johnson196055.351960-11-0956.021960-12-071.21%
Johnson196485.141964-11-0483.791964-12-02-1.59%
Nixon1968103.271968-11-06108.021968-12-034.60%
Nixon/Ford1972113.351972-11-08118.011972-12-064.11%
Carter1976101.921976-11-03102.491976-12-010.56%
Reagan1980131.331980-11-05136.711980-12-034.10%
Reagan1984169.171984-11-07162.101984-12-05-4.18%
Bush1988273.331988-11-09278.131988-12-071.76%
Clinton1992417.111992-11-04429.891992-12-023.06%
Clinton1996724.591996-11-06745.101996-12-042.83%
Bush20001,409.282000-11-081,351.462000-12-06-4.10%
Bush20041,143.202004-11-031,191.372004-12-014.21%
Obama2008952.772008-11-05870.742008-12-03-8.61%
Obama20121,394.532012-11-071,409.282012-12-051.06%
Trump20162,163.262016-11-092,241.352016-12-073.61%
Biden20203,443.442020-11-043,669.012020-12-026.55%
Trump20245,929.042024-11-066,086.492024-12-042.66%