Since Election

30 Apr 2026 is 541 days since the last presidential election.

The biggest stock market gain in the first 541 days is 51.07% for the 1996 Clinton administration on 1998-04-29.

The biggest stock market loss in the first 541 days is -42.17% for the 1936 D. Roosevelt administration on 1938-04-27.

The least amount of percent change in the first 541 days is -5.00% for the 1976 Carter administration on 1978-04-26.

The most amount of percent change in the first 541 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 541 days is 15.05%.

The average stock market change for Republican administrations in the first 541 days is 5.14%.

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

Number of days since election
PresidentYearStartStopPercent
Hoover192822.241928-11-0724.301930-05-019.26%
D. Roosevelt19326.921932-11-0910.291934-05-0348.70%
D. Roosevelt193617.431936-11-049.771938-04-28-43.95%
D. Roosevelt194010.791940-11-067.661942-04-30-29.01%
D. Roosevelt/Truman194412.941944-11-0818.621946-05-0243.89%
Truman194815.931948-11-0317.861950-04-2712.12%
Eisenhower195224.671952-11-0528.181954-04-2914.23%
Eisenhower195647.111956-11-0743.541958-05-01-7.58%
Kennedy/Johnson196055.351960-11-0966.531962-05-0320.20%
Johnson196485.141964-11-0491.131966-04-287.04%
Nixon1968103.271968-11-0681.521970-04-30-21.06%
Nixon/Ford1972113.351972-11-0892.091974-05-02-18.76%
Carter1976101.921976-11-0395.861978-04-27-5.95%
Reagan1980131.331980-11-05116.141982-04-29-11.57%
Reagan1984169.171984-11-07235.161986-05-0139.01%
Bush1988273.331988-11-09335.571990-05-0322.77%
Clinton1992417.111992-11-04449.101994-04-287.67%
Clinton1996724.591996-11-061,111.751998-04-3053.43%
Bush20001,409.282000-11-081,084.562002-05-02-23.04%
Bush20041,143.202004-11-031,309.722006-04-2714.57%
Obama2008952.772008-11-051,206.782010-04-2926.66%
Obama20121,394.532012-11-071,883.682014-05-0135.08%
Trump20162,163.262016-11-092,629.732018-05-0321.56%
Biden20203,443.442020-11-044,287.502022-04-2824.51%
Trump20245,929.042024-11-067,209.012026-04-3021.59%