Since Election

20 Dec 2024 is 45 days since the last presidential election.

The biggest stock market gain in the first 45 days is 8.10% for the 2020 Biden administration on 2020-12-17.

The biggest stock market loss in the first 45 days is -9.54% for the 2000 Bush administration on 2000-12-21.

The least amount of percent change in the first 45 days is -1.05% for the 2024 Trump administration on 2024-12-19.

The most amount of percent change in the first 45 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 45 days is 0.24%.

The average stock market change for Republican administrations in the first 45 days is 1.02%.

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

Number of days since election
PresidentYearStartStopPercent
Hoover192822.241928-11-0723.331928-12-214.90%
D. Roosevelt19326.921932-11-096.571932-12-23-5.06%
D. Roosevelt193617.431936-11-0417.001936-12-18-2.47%
D. Roosevelt194010.791940-11-0610.411940-12-20-3.52%
D. Roosevelt/Truman194412.941944-11-0813.121944-12-221.39%
Truman194815.931948-11-0315.201948-12-17-4.58%
Eisenhower195224.671952-11-0526.151952-12-196.00%
Eisenhower195647.111956-11-0746.371956-12-21-1.57%
Kennedy/Johnson196055.351960-11-0957.441960-12-233.78%
Johnson196485.141964-11-0484.291964-12-18-1.00%
Nixon1968103.271968-11-06106.341968-12-202.97%
Nixon/Ford1972113.351972-11-08115.831972-12-222.19%
Carter1976101.921976-11-03104.261976-12-172.30%
Reagan1980131.331980-11-05133.701980-12-191.80%
Reagan1984169.171984-11-07165.511984-12-21-2.16%
Bush1988273.331988-11-09277.871988-12-231.66%
Clinton1992417.111992-11-04441.281992-12-185.79%
Clinton1996724.591996-11-06748.871996-12-203.35%
Bush20001,409.282000-11-081,305.952000-12-22-7.33%
Bush20041,143.202004-11-031,194.202004-12-174.46%
Obama2008952.772008-11-05887.882008-12-19-6.81%
Obama20121,394.532012-11-071,430.152012-12-212.55%
Trump20162,163.262016-11-092,263.792016-12-234.65%
Biden20203,443.442020-11-043,709.412020-12-187.72%
Trump20245,929.042024-11-065,930.852024-12-200.03%