Since Election

18 Dec 2024 is 43 days since the last presidential election.

The biggest stock market gain in the first 43 days is 7.29% for the 2020 Biden administration on 2020-12-15.

The biggest stock market loss in the first 43 days is -7.36% for the 2000 Bush administration on 2000-12-19.

The least amount of percent change in the first 43 days is 0.20% for the 1996 Clinton administration on 1996-12-17.

The most amount of percent change in the first 43 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 43 days is 0.64%.

The average stock market change for Republican administrations in the first 43 days is 1.47%.

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

Number of days since election
PresidentYearStartStopPercent
Hoover192822.241928-11-0722.981928-12-193.33%
D. Roosevelt19326.921932-11-096.801932-12-21-1.73%
D. Roosevelt193617.431936-11-0417.291936-12-16-0.80%
D. Roosevelt194010.791940-11-0610.441940-12-18-3.24%
D. Roosevelt/Truman194412.941944-11-0813.141944-12-201.55%
Truman194815.931948-11-0315.171948-12-15-4.77%
Eisenhower195224.671952-11-0526.041952-12-175.55%
Eisenhower195647.111956-11-0746.431956-12-19-1.44%
Kennedy/Johnson196055.351960-11-0957.551960-12-213.97%
Johnson196485.141964-11-0483.551964-12-16-1.87%
Nixon1968103.271968-11-06106.661968-12-173.28%
Nixon/Ford1972113.351972-11-08115.951972-12-202.29%
Carter1976101.921976-11-03105.141976-12-153.16%
Reagan1980131.331980-11-05132.891980-12-171.19%
Reagan1984169.171984-11-07167.161984-12-19-1.19%
Bush1988273.331988-11-09277.381988-12-211.48%
Clinton1992417.111992-11-04431.521992-12-163.45%
Clinton1996724.591996-11-06731.541996-12-180.96%
Bush20001,409.282000-11-081,264.742000-12-20-10.26%
Bush20041,143.202004-11-031,205.722004-12-155.47%
Obama2008952.772008-11-05904.422008-12-17-5.07%
Obama20121,394.532012-11-071,435.812012-12-192.96%
Trump20162,163.262016-11-092,265.182016-12-214.71%
Biden20203,443.442020-11-043,701.172020-12-167.48%
Trump20245,929.042024-11-065,872.162024-12-18-0.96%