Since Election

17 May 2026 is 559 days since the last presidential election.

The biggest stock market gain in the first 559 days is 53.01% for the 1996 Clinton administration on 1998-05-15.

The biggest stock market loss in the first 559 days is -41.14% for the 1936 D. Roosevelt administration on 1938-05-13.

The least amount of percent change in the first 559 days is 0.39% for the 1964 Johnson administration on 1966-05-13.

The most amount of percent change in the first 559 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 559 days is 13.40%.

The average stock market change for Republican administrations in the first 559 days is 5.77%.

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

Number of days since election
PresidentYearStartStopPercent
Hoover192822.241928-11-0723.751930-05-196.79%
D. Roosevelt19326.921932-11-099.871934-05-2142.63%
D. Roosevelt193617.431936-11-0410.081938-05-16-42.17%
D. Roosevelt194010.791940-11-067.941942-05-18-26.41%
D. Roosevelt/Truman194412.941944-11-0818.641946-05-2044.05%
Truman194815.931948-11-0318.261950-05-1514.63%
Eisenhower195224.671952-11-0528.841954-05-1716.90%
Eisenhower195647.111956-11-0743.241958-05-19-8.21%
Kennedy/Johnson196055.351960-11-0963.591962-05-2114.89%
Johnson196485.141964-11-0484.411966-05-16-0.86%
Nixon1968103.271968-11-0676.961970-05-18-25.48%
Nixon/Ford1972113.351972-11-0887.861974-05-20-22.49%
Carter1976101.921976-11-0398.761978-05-15-3.10%
Reagan1980131.331980-11-05116.711982-05-17-11.13%
Reagan1984169.171984-11-07233.201986-05-1937.85%
Bush1988273.331988-11-09358.001990-05-2130.98%
Clinton1992417.111992-11-04444.491994-05-166.56%
Clinton1996724.591996-11-061,105.821998-05-1852.61%
Bush20001,409.282000-11-081,091.882002-05-20-22.52%
Bush20041,143.202004-11-031,294.502006-05-1513.23%
Obama2008952.772008-11-051,136.942010-05-1719.33%
Obama20121,394.532012-11-071,885.082014-05-1935.18%
Trump20162,163.262016-11-092,733.012018-05-2126.34%
Biden20203,443.442020-11-044,008.012022-05-1616.40%
Trump20245,929.042024-11-067,408.502026-05-1524.95%