Since Election

17 Feb 2026 is 469 days since the last presidential election.

The biggest stock market gain in the first 469 days is 64.16% for the 1932 D. Roosevelt administration on 1934-02-19.

The biggest stock market loss in the first 469 days is -36.78% for the 1936 D. Roosevelt administration on 1938-02-14.

The least amount of percent change in the first 469 days is 4.59% for the 1928 Hoover administration on 1930-02-17.

The most amount of percent change in the first 469 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 469 days is 16.09%.

The average stock market change for Republican administrations in the first 469 days is 2.64%.

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

Number of days since election
PresidentYearStartStopPercent
Hoover192822.241928-11-0723.281930-02-184.68%
D. Roosevelt19326.921932-11-0911.401934-02-2064.74%
D. Roosevelt193617.431936-11-0410.891938-02-15-37.52%
D. Roosevelt194010.791940-11-068.491942-02-17-21.32%
D. Roosevelt/Truman194412.941944-11-0817.701946-02-1936.79%
Truman194815.931948-11-0317.061950-02-147.09%
Eisenhower195224.671952-11-0525.811954-02-164.62%
Eisenhower195647.111956-11-0741.171958-02-18-12.61%
Kennedy/Johnson196055.351960-11-0970.661962-02-2027.66%
Johnson196485.141964-11-0493.171966-02-159.43%
Nixon1968103.271968-11-0686.371970-02-17-16.36%
Nixon/Ford1972113.351972-11-0892.121974-02-19-18.73%
Carter1976101.921976-11-0389.041978-02-14-12.64%
Reagan1980131.331980-11-05114.061982-02-16-13.15%
Reagan1984169.171984-11-07222.451986-02-1831.49%
Bush1988273.331988-11-09327.991990-02-2020.00%
Clinton1992417.111992-11-04472.521994-02-1513.28%
Clinton1996724.591996-11-061,022.761998-02-1741.15%
Bush20001,409.282000-11-081,083.342002-02-19-23.13%
Bush20041,143.202004-11-031,275.532006-02-1411.58%
Obama2008952.772008-11-051,094.872010-02-1614.91%
Obama20121,394.532012-11-071,840.762014-02-1832.00%
Trump20162,163.262016-11-092,716.262018-02-2025.56%
Biden20203,443.442020-11-044,471.072022-02-1529.84%
Trump20245,929.042024-11-066,843.222026-02-1715.42%