Since Election

16 Feb 2026 is 468 days since the last presidential election.

The biggest stock market gain in the first 468 days is 66.76% for the 1932 D. Roosevelt administration on 1934-02-16.

The biggest stock market loss in the first 468 days is -37.29% for the 1936 D. Roosevelt administration on 1938-02-11.

The least amount of percent change in the first 468 days is 4.99% for the 1928 Hoover administration on 1930-02-14.

The most amount of percent change in the first 468 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 468 days is 16.36%.

The average stock market change for Republican administrations in the first 468 days is 2.78%.

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

Number of days since election
PresidentYearStartStopPercent
Hoover192822.241928-11-0723.261930-02-174.59%
D. Roosevelt19326.921932-11-0911.361934-02-1964.16%
D. Roosevelt193617.431936-11-0411.021938-02-14-36.78%
D. Roosevelt194010.791940-11-068.651942-02-16-19.83%
D. Roosevelt/Truman194412.941944-11-0818.381946-02-1842.04%
Truman194815.931948-11-0317.241950-02-108.22%
Eisenhower195224.671952-11-0526.041954-02-155.55%
Eisenhower195647.111956-11-0741.111958-02-17-12.74%
Kennedy/Johnson196055.351960-11-0970.411962-02-1927.21%
Johnson196485.141964-11-0493.531966-02-149.85%
Nixon1968103.271968-11-0686.471970-02-16-16.27%
Nixon/Ford1972113.351972-11-0892.271974-02-15-18.60%
Carter1976101.921976-11-0389.861978-02-13-11.83%
Reagan1980131.331980-11-05114.381982-02-12-12.91%
Reagan1984169.171984-11-07219.761986-02-1429.90%
Bush1988273.331988-11-09332.721990-02-1621.73%
Clinton1992417.111992-11-04470.231994-02-1412.74%
Clinton1996724.591996-11-061,020.091998-02-1340.78%
Bush20001,409.282000-11-081,104.182002-02-15-21.65%
Bush20041,143.202004-11-031,262.862006-02-1310.47%
Obama2008952.772008-11-051,075.512010-02-1212.88%
Obama20121,394.532012-11-071,838.632014-02-1431.85%
Trump20162,163.262016-11-092,732.222018-02-1626.30%
Biden20203,443.442020-11-044,401.672022-02-1427.83%
Trump20245,929.042024-11-066,836.172026-02-1315.30%