Since Election

31 Dec 2024 is 56 days since the last presidential election.

The biggest stock market gain in the first 56 days is 9.49% for the 1928 Hoover administration on 1928-12-31.

The biggest stock market loss in the first 56 days is -8.75% for the 2008 Obama administration on 2008-12-29.

The least amount of percent change in the first 56 days is 0.00% for the 1932 D. Roosevelt administration on 1932-12-30.

The most amount of percent change in the first 56 days is 21.03% for the 2008 Obama administration. For this administration, the stock market went from 952.77 since election to a high of 952.77 on 2008-11-05 (0.00%) to a low of 752.44 on 2008-11-20 (-21.03%).

The average stock market change for Democratic administrations in the first 56 days is 0.94%.

The average stock market change for Republican administrations in the first 56 days is 2.14%.

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

Number of days since election
PresidentYearStartStopPercent
Hoover192822.241928-11-0724.351928-12-319.49%
D. Roosevelt19326.921932-11-096.831933-01-03-1.30%
D. Roosevelt193617.431936-11-0417.011936-12-29-2.41%
D. Roosevelt194010.791940-11-0610.581940-12-31-1.95%
D. Roosevelt/Truman194412.941944-11-0813.331945-01-023.01%
Truman194815.931948-11-0315.081948-12-28-5.34%
Eisenhower195224.671952-11-0526.591952-12-307.78%
Eisenhower195647.111956-11-0746.671956-12-31-0.93%
Kennedy/Johnson196055.351960-11-0957.571961-01-034.01%
Johnson196485.141964-11-0483.811964-12-29-1.56%
Nixon1968103.271968-11-06103.861968-12-310.57%
Nixon/Ford1972113.351972-11-08119.101973-01-025.07%
Carter1976101.921976-11-03106.771976-12-284.76%
Reagan1980131.331980-11-05135.331980-12-303.05%
Reagan1984169.171984-11-07167.241984-12-31-1.14%
Bush1988273.331988-11-09275.311989-01-030.72%
Clinton1992417.111992-11-04437.981992-12-295.00%
Clinton1996724.591996-11-06740.741996-12-312.23%
Bush20001,409.282000-11-081,283.272001-01-02-8.94%
Bush20041,143.202004-11-031,213.542004-12-286.15%
Obama2008952.772008-11-05890.642008-12-30-6.52%
Obama20121,394.532012-11-071,426.192012-12-312.27%
Trump20162,163.262016-11-092,257.832017-01-034.37%
Biden20203,443.442020-11-043,727.042020-12-298.24%
Trump20245,929.042024-11-065,881.632024-12-31-0.80%