Since Election

15 Apr 2026 is 526 days since the last presidential election.

The biggest stock market gain in the first 526 days is 57.37% for the 1932 D. Roosevelt administration on 1934-04-17.

The biggest stock market loss in the first 526 days is -42.34% for the 1936 D. Roosevelt administration on 1938-04-12.

The least amount of percent change in the first 526 days is 7.30% for the 1992 Clinton administration on 1994-04-12.

The most amount of percent change in the first 526 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 526 days is 16.18%.

The average stock market change for Republican administrations in the first 526 days is 6.23%.

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

Number of days since election
PresidentYearStartStopPercent
Hoover192822.241928-11-0725.561930-04-1614.93%
D. Roosevelt19326.921932-11-0911.031934-04-1859.39%
D. Roosevelt193617.431936-11-0410.101938-04-13-42.05%
D. Roosevelt194010.791940-11-067.811942-04-15-27.62%
D. Roosevelt/Truman194412.941944-11-0818.841946-04-1745.60%
Truman194815.931948-11-0317.941950-04-1212.62%
Eisenhower195224.671952-11-0527.851954-04-1412.89%
Eisenhower195647.111956-11-0742.101958-04-16-10.63%
Kennedy/Johnson196055.351960-11-0968.271962-04-1823.34%
Johnson196485.141964-11-0491.541966-04-137.52%
Nixon1968103.271968-11-0686.731970-04-15-16.02%
Nixon/Ford1972113.351972-11-0894.361974-04-17-16.75%
Carter1976101.921976-11-0390.111978-04-12-11.59%
Reagan1980131.331980-11-05115.831982-04-14-11.80%
Reagan1984169.171984-11-07242.221986-04-1643.18%
Bush1988273.331988-11-09340.721990-04-1824.66%
Clinton1992417.111992-11-04446.261994-04-136.99%
Clinton1996724.591996-11-061,119.321998-04-1554.48%
Bush20001,409.282000-11-081,126.072002-04-17-20.10%
Bush20041,143.202004-11-031,288.122006-04-1212.68%
Obama2008952.772008-11-051,210.652010-04-1427.07%
Obama20121,394.532012-11-071,862.312014-04-1633.54%
Trump20162,163.262016-11-092,708.642018-04-1825.21%
Biden20203,443.442020-11-044,446.592022-04-1329.13%
Trump20245,929.042024-11-067,022.952026-04-1518.45%