Since Election

2 Feb 2026 is 454 days since the last presidential election.

The biggest stock market gain in the first 454 days is 65.46% for the 1932 D. Roosevelt administration on 1934-02-02.

The biggest stock market loss in the first 454 days is -39.47% for the 1936 D. Roosevelt administration on 1938-01-28.

The least amount of percent change in the first 454 days is 2.47% for the 1928 Hoover administration on 1930-01-31.

The most amount of percent change in the first 454 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 454 days is 15.35%.

The average stock market change for Republican administrations in the first 454 days is 3.14%.

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

Number of days since election
PresidentYearStartStopPercent
Hoover192822.241928-11-0722.741930-02-032.25%
D. Roosevelt19326.921932-11-0911.811934-02-0570.66%
D. Roosevelt193617.431936-11-0410.691938-01-31-38.67%
D. Roosevelt194010.791940-11-068.841942-02-02-18.07%
D. Roosevelt/Truman194412.941944-11-0818.621946-02-0443.89%
Truman194815.931948-11-0317.021950-01-306.84%
Eisenhower195224.671952-11-0525.991954-02-015.35%
Eisenhower195647.111956-11-0742.041958-02-03-10.76%
Kennedy/Johnson196055.351960-11-0969.881962-02-0526.25%
Johnson196485.141964-11-0492.881966-01-319.09%
Nixon1968103.271968-11-0685.751970-02-02-16.97%
Nixon/Ford1972113.351972-11-0893.291974-02-04-17.70%
Carter1976101.921976-11-0389.341978-01-30-12.34%
Reagan1980131.331980-11-05117.781982-02-01-10.32%
Reagan1984169.171984-11-07213.961986-02-0326.48%
Bush1988273.331988-11-09331.851990-02-0521.41%
Clinton1992417.111992-11-04481.611994-01-3115.46%
Clinton1996724.591996-11-061,001.271998-02-0238.18%
Bush20001,409.282000-11-081,094.442002-02-04-22.34%
Bush20041,143.202004-11-031,285.192006-01-3012.42%
Obama2008952.772008-11-051,089.192010-02-0114.32%
Obama20121,394.532012-11-071,741.892014-02-0324.91%
Trump20162,163.262016-11-092,648.942018-02-0522.45%
Biden20203,443.442020-11-044,515.552022-01-3131.13%
Trump20245,929.042024-11-066,976.442026-02-0217.67%