Since Election

6 May 2026 is 547 days since the last presidential election.

The biggest stock market gain in the first 547 days is 53.95% for the 1996 Clinton administration on 1998-05-05.

The biggest stock market loss in the first 547 days is -43.49% for the 1936 D. Roosevelt administration on 1938-05-03.

The least amount of percent change in the first 547 days is -4.58% for the 1976 Carter administration on 1978-05-02.

The most amount of percent change in the first 547 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 547 days is 14.64%.

The average stock market change for Republican administrations in the first 547 days is 5.15%.

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

Number of days since election
PresidentYearStartStopPercent
Hoover192822.241928-11-0723.311930-05-074.81%
D. Roosevelt19326.921932-11-099.881934-05-0942.77%
D. Roosevelt193617.431936-11-0410.011938-05-04-42.57%
D. Roosevelt194010.791940-11-067.791942-05-06-27.80%
D. Roosevelt/Truman194412.941944-11-0818.471946-05-0842.74%
Truman194815.931948-11-0318.271950-05-0314.69%
Eisenhower195224.671952-11-0528.291954-05-0514.67%
Eisenhower195647.111956-11-0743.931958-05-07-6.75%
Kennedy/Johnson196055.351960-11-0964.261962-05-0916.10%
Johnson196485.141964-11-0489.391966-05-044.99%
Nixon1968103.271968-11-0679.471970-05-06-23.05%
Nixon/Ford1972113.351972-11-0891.641974-05-08-19.15%
Carter1976101.921976-11-0396.261978-05-03-5.55%
Reagan1980131.331980-11-05117.671982-05-05-10.40%
Reagan1984169.171984-11-07236.081986-05-0739.55%
Bush1988273.331988-11-09342.861990-05-0925.44%
Clinton1992417.111992-11-04451.721994-05-048.30%
Clinton1996724.591996-11-061,104.921998-05-0652.49%
Bush20001,409.282000-11-081,088.852002-05-08-22.74%
Bush20041,143.202004-11-031,308.122006-05-0314.43%
Obama2008952.772008-11-051,165.872010-05-0522.37%
Obama20121,394.532012-11-071,878.212014-05-0734.68%
Trump20162,163.262016-11-092,697.792018-05-0924.71%
Biden20203,443.442020-11-044,300.172022-05-0424.88%
Trump20245,929.042024-11-067,365.122026-05-0624.22%