Since Election

8 Jan 2026 is 429 days since the last presidential election.

The biggest stock market gain in the first 429 days is 46.53% for the 1932 D. Roosevelt administration on 1934-01-10.

The biggest stock market loss in the first 429 days is -37.35% for the 1936 D. Roosevelt administration on 1938-01-05.

The least amount of percent change in the first 429 days is 1.91% for the 1952 Eisenhower administration on 1954-01-06.

The most amount of percent change in the first 429 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 429 days is 15.02%.

The average stock market change for Republican administrations in the first 429 days is 2.89%.

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

Number of days since election
PresidentYearStartStopPercent
Hoover192822.241928-11-0721.621930-01-09-2.79%
D. Roosevelt19326.921932-11-0910.191934-01-1147.25%
D. Roosevelt193617.431936-11-0411.741938-01-06-32.64%
D. Roosevelt194010.791940-11-068.881942-01-08-17.70%
D. Roosevelt/Truman194412.941944-11-0818.071946-01-1039.64%
Truman194815.931948-11-0316.931950-01-056.28%
Eisenhower195224.671952-11-0525.061954-01-071.58%
Eisenhower195647.111956-11-0740.751958-01-09-13.50%
Kennedy/Johnson196055.351960-11-0969.371962-01-1125.33%
Johnson196485.141964-11-0493.061966-01-069.30%
Nixon1968103.271968-11-0692.681970-01-08-10.25%
Nixon/Ford1972113.351972-11-0892.391974-01-10-18.49%
Carter1976101.921976-11-0392.741978-01-05-9.01%
Reagan1980131.331980-11-05118.931982-01-07-9.44%
Reagan1984169.171984-11-07206.111986-01-0921.84%
Bush1988273.331988-11-09348.531990-01-1127.51%
Clinton1992417.111992-11-04467.121994-01-0611.99%
Clinton1996724.591996-11-06956.051998-01-0831.94%
Bush20001,409.282000-11-081,156.552002-01-10-17.93%
Bush20041,143.202004-11-031,273.482006-01-0511.40%
Obama2008952.772008-11-051,141.692010-01-0719.83%
Obama20121,394.532012-11-071,838.132014-01-0931.81%
Trump20162,163.262016-11-092,767.562018-01-1127.93%
Biden20203,443.442020-11-044,696.052022-01-0636.38%
Trump20245,929.042024-11-066,921.462026-01-0816.74%