Since Election

25 Mar 2026 is 505 days since the last presidential election.

The biggest stock market gain in the first 505 days is 52.59% for the 1996 Clinton administration on 1998-03-24.

The biggest stock market loss in the first 505 days is -42.28% for the 1936 D. Roosevelt administration on 1938-03-22.

The least amount of percent change in the first 505 days is 5.07% for the 1964 Johnson administration on 1966-03-22.

The most amount of percent change in the first 505 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 505 days is 15.82%.

The average stock market change for Republican administrations in the first 505 days is 4.53%.

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

Number of days since election
PresidentYearStartStopPercent
Hoover192822.241928-11-0724.621930-03-2610.70%
D. Roosevelt19326.921932-11-0910.451934-03-2851.01%
D. Roosevelt193617.431936-11-049.861938-03-23-43.43%
D. Roosevelt194010.791940-11-068.161942-03-25-24.37%
D. Roosevelt/Truman194412.941944-11-0817.951946-03-2738.72%
Truman194815.931948-11-0317.551950-03-2210.17%
Eisenhower195224.671952-11-0526.471954-03-247.30%
Eisenhower195647.111956-11-0742.301958-03-26-10.21%
Kennedy/Johnson196055.351960-11-0970.041962-03-2826.54%
Johnson196485.141964-11-0489.131966-03-234.69%
Nixon1968103.271968-11-0689.771970-03-25-13.07%
Nixon/Ford1972113.351972-11-0896.591974-03-27-14.79%
Carter1976101.921976-11-0389.471978-03-22-12.22%
Reagan1980131.331980-11-05112.971982-03-24-13.98%
Reagan1984169.171984-11-07237.301986-03-2640.27%
Bush1988273.331988-11-09342.001990-03-2825.12%
Clinton1992417.111992-11-04468.541994-03-2312.33%
Clinton1996724.591996-11-061,101.931998-03-2552.08%
Bush20001,409.282000-11-081,144.582002-03-27-18.78%
Bush20041,143.202004-11-031,305.042006-03-2214.16%
Obama2008952.772008-11-051,167.722010-03-2422.56%
Obama20121,394.532012-11-071,852.562014-03-2632.84%
Trump20162,163.262016-11-092,605.002018-03-2820.42%
Biden20203,443.442020-11-044,456.242022-03-2329.41%
Trump20245,929.042024-11-066,591.902026-03-2511.18%