Since Election
28 Feb 2026 is 480 days since the last presidential election.
The biggest stock market gain in the first 480 days is 59.97% for the 1932 D. Roosevelt administration on 1934-03-02.
The biggest stock market loss in the first 480 days is -33.62% for the 1936 D. Roosevelt administration on 1938-02-25.
The least amount of percent change in the first 480 days is 4.68% for the 1928 Hoover administration on 1930-02-28.
The most amount of percent change in the first 480 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 480 days is 15.48%.
The average stock market change for Republican administrations in the first 480 days is 3.74%.
* 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 | 23.28 | 1930-02-28 | 4.68% |
| D. Roosevelt | 1932 | 6.92 | 1932-11-09 | 11.07 | 1934-03-02 | 59.97% |
| D. Roosevelt | 1936 | 17.43 | 1936-11-04 | 11.57 | 1938-02-25 | -33.62% |
| D. Roosevelt | 1940 | 10.79 | 1940-11-06 | 8.59 | 1942-02-27 | -20.39% |
| D. Roosevelt/Truman | 1944 | 12.94 | 1944-11-08 | 17.21 | 1946-03-01 | 33.00% |
| Truman | 1948 | 15.93 | 1948-11-03 | 17.28 | 1950-02-24 | 8.47% |
| Eisenhower | 1952 | 24.67 | 1952-11-05 | 26.15 | 1954-02-26 | 6.00% |
| Eisenhower | 1956 | 47.11 | 1956-11-07 | 40.84 | 1958-02-28 | -13.31% |
| Kennedy/Johnson | 1960 | 55.35 | 1960-11-09 | 70.16 | 1962-03-02 | 26.76% |
| Johnson | 1964 | 85.14 | 1964-11-04 | 91.14 | 1966-02-25 | 7.05% |
| Nixon | 1968 | 103.27 | 1968-11-06 | 89.50 | 1970-02-27 | -13.33% |
| Nixon/Ford | 1972 | 113.35 | 1972-11-08 | 95.53 | 1974-03-01 | -15.72% |
| Carter | 1976 | 101.92 | 1976-11-03 | 88.49 | 1978-02-24 | -13.18% |
| Reagan | 1980 | 131.33 | 1980-11-05 | 113.11 | 1982-02-26 | -13.87% |
| Reagan | 1984 | 169.17 | 1984-11-07 | 226.92 | 1986-02-28 | 34.14% |
| Bush | 1988 | 273.33 | 1988-11-09 | 335.54 | 1990-03-02 | 22.76% |
| Clinton | 1992 | 417.11 | 1992-11-04 | 466.07 | 1994-02-25 | 11.74% |
| Clinton | 1996 | 724.59 | 1996-11-06 | 1,049.34 | 1998-02-27 | 44.82% |
| Bush | 2000 | 1,409.28 | 2000-11-08 | 1,131.78 | 2002-03-01 | -19.69% |
| Bush | 2004 | 1,143.20 | 2004-11-03 | 1,289.43 | 2006-02-24 | 12.79% |
| Obama | 2008 | 952.77 | 2008-11-05 | 1,104.49 | 2010-02-26 | 15.92% |
| Obama | 2012 | 1,394.53 | 2012-11-07 | 1,859.45 | 2014-02-28 | 33.34% |
| Trump | 2016 | 2,163.26 | 2016-11-09 | 2,691.25 | 2018-03-02 | 24.41% |
| Biden | 2020 | 3,443.44 | 2020-11-04 | 4,384.65 | 2022-02-25 | 27.33% |
| Trump | 2024 | 5,929.04 | 2024-11-06 | 6,878.88 | 2026-02-27 | 16.02% |