Since Election

9 Mar 2026 is 489 days since the last presidential election.

The biggest stock market gain in the first 489 days is 55.06% for the 1932 D. Roosevelt administration on 1934-03-09.

The biggest stock market loss in the first 489 days is -36.14% for the 1936 D. Roosevelt administration on 1938-03-04.

The least amount of percent change in the first 489 days is 4.82% for the 1964 Johnson administration on 1966-03-04.

The most amount of percent change in the first 489 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 489 days is 14.85%.

The average stock market change for Republican administrations in the first 489 days is 4.47%.

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

Number of days since election
PresidentYearStartStopPercent
Hoover192822.241928-11-0723.671930-03-106.43%
D. Roosevelt19326.921932-11-0910.961934-03-1258.38%
D. Roosevelt193617.431936-11-0410.881938-03-07-37.58%
D. Roosevelt194010.791940-11-068.201942-03-09-24.00%
D. Roosevelt/Truman194412.941944-11-0817.381946-03-1134.31%
Truman194815.931948-11-0317.321950-03-068.73%
Eisenhower195224.671952-11-0526.451954-03-087.22%
Eisenhower195647.111956-11-0742.211958-03-10-10.40%
Kennedy/Johnson196055.351960-11-0970.401962-03-1227.19%
Johnson196485.141964-11-0488.041966-03-073.41%
Nixon1968103.271968-11-0688.511970-03-09-14.29%
Nixon/Ford1972113.351972-11-0898.881974-03-11-12.77%
Carter1976101.921976-11-0386.901978-03-06-14.74%
Reagan1980131.331980-11-05107.341982-03-08-18.27%
Reagan1984169.171984-11-07226.581986-03-1033.94%
Bush1988273.331988-11-09338.671990-03-1223.91%
Clinton1992417.111992-11-04466.911994-03-0711.94%
Clinton1996724.591996-11-061,052.311998-03-0945.23%
Bush20001,409.282000-11-081,168.262002-03-11-17.10%
Bush20041,143.202004-11-031,278.262006-03-0611.81%
Obama2008952.772008-11-051,138.502010-03-0819.49%
Obama20121,394.532012-11-071,877.172014-03-1034.61%
Trump20162,163.262016-11-092,783.022018-03-1228.65%
Biden20203,443.442020-11-044,201.092022-03-0722.00%
Trump20245,929.042024-11-066,795.992026-03-0914.62%