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.
| President | Year | Start | Stop | Percent | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoover | 1928 | 22.24 | 1928-11-07 | 23.81 | 1928-12-05 | 7.06% |
| D. Roosevelt | 1932 | 6.92 | 1932-11-09 | 6.89 | 1932-12-07 | -0.43% |
| D. Roosevelt | 1936 | 17.43 | 1936-11-04 | 16.95 | 1936-12-02 | -2.75% |
| D. Roosevelt | 1940 | 10.79 | 1940-11-06 | 10.58 | 1940-12-04 | -1.95% |
| D. Roosevelt/Truman | 1944 | 12.94 | 1944-11-08 | 12.96 | 1944-12-06 | 0.15% |
| Truman | 1948 | 15.93 | 1948-11-03 | 15.01 | 1948-12-01 | -5.78% |
| Eisenhower | 1952 | 24.67 | 1952-11-05 | 25.71 | 1952-12-03 | 4.22% |
| Eisenhower | 1956 | 47.11 | 1956-11-07 | 46.39 | 1956-12-05 | -1.53% |
| Kennedy/Johnson | 1960 | 55.35 | 1960-11-09 | 56.02 | 1960-12-07 | 1.21% |
| Johnson | 1964 | 85.14 | 1964-11-04 | 83.79 | 1964-12-02 | -1.59% |
| Nixon | 1968 | 103.27 | 1968-11-06 | 108.02 | 1968-12-03 | 4.60% |
| Nixon/Ford | 1972 | 113.35 | 1972-11-08 | 118.01 | 1972-12-06 | 4.11% |
| Carter | 1976 | 101.92 | 1976-11-03 | 102.49 | 1976-12-01 | 0.56% |
| Reagan | 1980 | 131.33 | 1980-11-05 | 136.71 | 1980-12-03 | 4.10% |
| Reagan | 1984 | 169.17 | 1984-11-07 | 162.10 | 1984-12-05 | -4.18% |
| Bush | 1988 | 273.33 | 1988-11-09 | 278.13 | 1988-12-07 | 1.76% |
| Clinton | 1992 | 417.11 | 1992-11-04 | 429.89 | 1992-12-02 | 3.06% |
| Clinton | 1996 | 724.59 | 1996-11-06 | 745.10 | 1996-12-04 | 2.83% |
| Bush | 2000 | 1,409.28 | 2000-11-08 | 1,351.46 | 2000-12-06 | -4.10% |
| Bush | 2004 | 1,143.20 | 2004-11-03 | 1,191.37 | 2004-12-01 | 4.21% |
| Obama | 2008 | 952.77 | 2008-11-05 | 870.74 | 2008-12-03 | -8.61% |
| Obama | 2012 | 1,394.53 | 2012-11-07 | 1,409.28 | 2012-12-05 | 1.06% |
| Trump | 2016 | 2,163.26 | 2016-11-09 | 2,241.35 | 2016-12-07 | 3.61% |
| Biden | 2020 | 3,443.44 | 2020-11-04 | 3,669.01 | 2020-12-02 | 6.55% |
| Trump | 2024 | 5,929.04 | 2024-11-06 | 6,086.49 | 2024-12-04 | 2.66% |