Since Election

14 Mar 2026 is 494 days since the last presidential election.

The biggest stock market gain in the first 494 days is 56.36% for the 1932 D. Roosevelt administration on 1934-03-16.

The biggest stock market loss in the first 494 days is -39.30% for the 1936 D. Roosevelt administration on 1938-03-11.

The least amount of percent change in the first 494 days is 4.36% for the 1964 Johnson administration on 1966-03-11.

The most amount of percent change in the first 494 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 494 days is 14.32%.

The average stock market change for Republican administrations in the first 494 days is 4.81%.

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

Number of days since election
PresidentYearStartStopPercent
Hoover192822.241928-11-0723.451930-03-145.44%
D. Roosevelt19326.921932-11-0910.821934-03-1656.36%
D. Roosevelt193617.431936-11-0410.581938-03-11-39.30%
D. Roosevelt194010.791940-11-068.031942-03-13-25.58%
D. Roosevelt/Truman194412.941944-11-0817.281946-03-1533.54%
Truman194815.931948-11-0317.091950-03-107.28%
Eisenhower195224.671952-11-0526.691954-03-128.19%
Eisenhower195647.111956-11-0742.331958-03-14-10.15%
Kennedy/Johnson196055.351960-11-0970.941962-03-1628.17%
Johnson196485.141964-11-0488.851966-03-114.36%
Nixon1968103.271968-11-0687.861970-03-13-14.92%
Nixon/Ford1972113.351972-11-0899.281974-03-15-12.41%
Carter1976101.921976-11-0388.881978-03-10-12.79%
Reagan1980131.331980-11-05108.611982-03-12-17.30%
Reagan1984169.171984-11-07236.551986-03-1439.83%
Bush1988273.331988-11-09341.911990-03-1625.09%
Clinton1992417.111992-11-04466.441994-03-1111.83%
Clinton1996724.591996-11-061,068.611998-03-1347.48%
Bush20001,409.282000-11-081,166.162002-03-15-17.25%
Bush20041,143.202004-11-031,281.422006-03-1012.09%
Obama2008952.772008-11-051,149.992010-03-1220.70%
Obama20121,394.532012-11-071,841.132014-03-1432.03%
Trump20162,163.262016-11-092,752.012018-03-1627.22%
Biden20203,443.442020-11-044,204.312022-03-1122.10%
Trump20245,929.042024-11-066,632.192026-03-1311.86%