Since Election
17 Dec 2024 is 42 days since the last presidential election.
The biggest stock market gain in the first 42 days is 5.93% for the 2020 Biden administration on 2020-12-14.
The biggest stock market loss in the first 42 days is -8.84% for the 2008 Obama administration on 2008-12-15.
The least amount of percent change in the first 42 days is -0.50% for the 1996 Clinton administration on 1996-12-16.
The most amount of percent change in the first 42 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 42 days is 0.24%.
The average stock market change for Republican administrations in the first 42 days is 1.26%.
* 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 | 22.70 | 1928-12-18 | 2.07% |
| D. Roosevelt | 1932 | 6.92 | 1932-11-09 | 6.82 | 1932-12-20 | -1.45% |
| D. Roosevelt | 1936 | 17.43 | 1936-11-04 | 17.32 | 1936-12-15 | -0.63% |
| D. Roosevelt | 1940 | 10.79 | 1940-11-06 | 10.54 | 1940-12-17 | -2.32% |
| D. Roosevelt/Truman | 1944 | 12.94 | 1944-11-08 | 13.23 | 1944-12-19 | 2.24% |
| Truman | 1948 | 15.93 | 1948-11-03 | 15.25 | 1948-12-14 | -4.27% |
| Eisenhower | 1952 | 24.67 | 1952-11-05 | 26.07 | 1952-12-16 | 5.67% |
| Eisenhower | 1956 | 47.11 | 1956-11-07 | 46.54 | 1956-12-18 | -1.21% |
| Kennedy/Johnson | 1960 | 55.35 | 1960-11-09 | 57.09 | 1960-12-20 | 3.14% |
| Johnson | 1964 | 85.14 | 1964-11-04 | 83.22 | 1964-12-15 | -2.26% |
| Nixon | 1968 | 103.27 | 1968-11-06 | 106.66 | 1968-12-17 | 3.28% |
| Nixon/Ford | 1972 | 113.35 | 1972-11-08 | 116.34 | 1972-12-19 | 2.64% |
| Carter | 1976 | 101.92 | 1976-11-03 | 105.07 | 1976-12-14 | 3.09% |
| Reagan | 1980 | 131.33 | 1980-11-05 | 130.60 | 1980-12-16 | -0.56% |
| Reagan | 1984 | 169.17 | 1984-11-07 | 168.11 | 1984-12-18 | -0.63% |
| Bush | 1988 | 273.33 | 1988-11-09 | 277.47 | 1988-12-20 | 1.51% |
| Clinton | 1992 | 417.11 | 1992-11-04 | 432.57 | 1992-12-15 | 3.71% |
| Clinton | 1996 | 724.59 | 1996-11-06 | 726.04 | 1996-12-17 | 0.20% |
| Bush | 2000 | 1,409.28 | 2000-11-08 | 1,305.60 | 2000-12-19 | -7.36% |
| Bush | 2004 | 1,143.20 | 2004-11-03 | 1,203.38 | 2004-12-14 | 5.26% |
| Obama | 2008 | 952.77 | 2008-11-05 | 913.18 | 2008-12-16 | -4.16% |
| Obama | 2012 | 1,394.53 | 2012-11-07 | 1,446.79 | 2012-12-18 | 3.75% |
| Trump | 2016 | 2,163.26 | 2016-11-09 | 2,270.76 | 2016-12-20 | 4.97% |
| Biden | 2020 | 3,443.44 | 2020-11-04 | 3,694.62 | 2020-12-15 | 7.29% |
| Trump | 2024 | 5,929.04 | 2024-11-06 | 6,050.61 | 2024-12-17 | 2.05% |