Since Election
26 Feb 2026 is 478 days since the last presidential election.
The biggest stock market gain in the first 478 days is 55.49% for the 1932 D. Roosevelt administration on 1934-02-28.
The biggest stock market loss in the first 478 days is -32.99% for the 1936 D. Roosevelt administration on 1938-02-23.
The least amount of percent change in the first 478 days is 3.91% for the 1928 Hoover administration on 1930-02-26.
The most amount of percent change in the first 478 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 478 days is 14.52%.
The average stock market change for Republican administrations in the first 478 days is 3.48%.
* Stock market results are measured using the daily closing price of the Standard and Poor's 500 index.
| President | Year | Start | Stop | Percent | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoover | 1928 | 22.24 | 1928-11-07 | 23.08 | 1930-02-27 | 3.78% |
| D. Roosevelt | 1932 | 6.92 | 1932-11-09 | 10.72 | 1934-03-01 | 54.91% |
| D. Roosevelt | 1936 | 17.43 | 1936-11-04 | 11.51 | 1938-02-24 | -33.96% |
| D. Roosevelt | 1940 | 10.79 | 1940-11-06 | 8.52 | 1942-02-26 | -21.04% |
| D. Roosevelt/Truman | 1944 | 12.94 | 1944-11-08 | 17.28 | 1946-02-28 | 33.54% |
| Truman | 1948 | 15.93 | 1948-11-03 | 17.21 | 1950-02-23 | 8.04% |
| Eisenhower | 1952 | 24.67 | 1952-11-05 | 25.91 | 1954-02-25 | 5.03% |
| Eisenhower | 1956 | 47.11 | 1956-11-07 | 40.68 | 1958-02-27 | -13.65% |
| Kennedy/Johnson | 1960 | 55.35 | 1960-11-09 | 70.20 | 1962-03-01 | 26.83% |
| Johnson | 1964 | 85.14 | 1964-11-04 | 90.89 | 1966-02-24 | 6.75% |
| Nixon | 1968 | 103.27 | 1968-11-06 | 88.90 | 1970-02-26 | -13.91% |
| Nixon/Ford | 1972 | 113.35 | 1972-11-08 | 96.22 | 1974-02-28 | -15.11% |
| Carter | 1976 | 101.92 | 1976-11-03 | 87.64 | 1978-02-23 | -14.01% |
| Reagan | 1980 | 131.33 | 1980-11-05 | 113.21 | 1982-02-25 | -13.80% |
| Reagan | 1984 | 169.17 | 1984-11-07 | 226.77 | 1986-02-27 | 34.05% |
| Bush | 1988 | 273.33 | 1988-11-09 | 332.74 | 1990-03-01 | 21.74% |
| Clinton | 1992 | 417.11 | 1992-11-04 | 464.26 | 1994-02-24 | 11.30% |
| Clinton | 1996 | 724.59 | 1996-11-06 | 1,048.67 | 1998-02-26 | 44.73% |
| Bush | 2000 | 1,409.28 | 2000-11-08 | 1,106.73 | 2002-02-28 | -21.47% |
| Bush | 2004 | 1,143.20 | 2004-11-03 | 1,287.79 | 2006-02-23 | 12.65% |
| Obama | 2008 | 952.77 | 2008-11-05 | 1,102.94 | 2010-02-25 | 15.76% |
| Obama | 2012 | 1,394.53 | 2012-11-07 | 1,854.29 | 2014-02-27 | 32.97% |
| Trump | 2016 | 2,163.26 | 2016-11-09 | 2,677.67 | 2018-03-01 | 23.78% |
| Biden | 2020 | 3,443.44 | 2020-11-04 | 4,288.70 | 2022-02-24 | 24.55% |
| Trump | 2024 | 5,929.04 | 2024-11-06 | 6,908.86 | 2026-02-26 | 16.53% |