Since Election

10 Mar 2026 is 490 days since the last presidential election.

The biggest stock market gain in the first 490 days is 58.38% for the 1932 D. Roosevelt administration on 1934-03-12.

The biggest stock market loss in the first 490 days is -37.58% for the 1936 D. Roosevelt administration on 1938-03-07.

The least amount of percent change in the first 490 days is 3.41% for the 1964 Johnson administration on 1966-03-07.

The most amount of percent change in the first 490 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 490 days is 14.54%.

The average stock market change for Republican administrations in the first 490 days is 4.48%.

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

Number of days since election
PresidentYearStartStopPercent
Hoover192822.241928-11-0723.721930-03-116.65%
D. Roosevelt19326.921932-11-0910.961934-03-1358.38%
D. Roosevelt193617.431936-11-0410.881938-03-08-37.58%
D. Roosevelt194010.791940-11-068.141942-03-10-24.56%
D. Roosevelt/Truman194412.941944-11-0817.421946-03-1234.62%
Truman194815.931948-11-0317.201950-03-077.97%
Eisenhower195224.671952-11-0526.511954-03-097.46%
Eisenhower195647.111956-11-0742.511958-03-11-9.76%
Kennedy/Johnson196055.351960-11-0970.601962-03-1327.55%
Johnson196485.141964-11-0488.181966-03-083.57%
Nixon1968103.271968-11-0688.751970-03-10-14.06%
Nixon/Ford1972113.351972-11-0899.151974-03-12-12.53%
Carter1976101.921976-11-0387.361978-03-07-14.29%
Reagan1980131.331980-11-05108.831982-03-09-17.13%
Reagan1984169.171984-11-07231.691986-03-1136.96%
Bush1988273.331988-11-09336.001990-03-1322.93%
Clinton1992417.111992-11-04465.881994-03-0811.69%
Clinton1996724.591996-11-061,064.251998-03-1046.88%
Bush20001,409.282000-11-081,165.582002-03-12-17.29%
Bush20041,143.202004-11-031,275.882006-03-0711.61%
Obama2008952.772008-11-051,140.452010-03-0919.70%
Obama20121,394.532012-11-071,867.632014-03-1133.93%
Trump20162,163.262016-11-092,765.312018-03-1327.83%
Biden20203,443.442020-11-044,170.702022-03-0821.12%
Trump20245,929.042024-11-066,781.482026-03-1014.38%