Since Election

19 May 2026 is 560 days since the last presidential election.

The biggest stock market gain in the first 560 days is 52.61% for the 1996 Clinton administration on 1998-05-18.

The biggest stock market loss in the first 560 days is -42.17% for the 1936 D. Roosevelt administration on 1938-05-16.

The least amount of percent change in the first 560 days is -0.86% for the 1964 Johnson administration on 1966-05-16.

The most amount of percent change in the first 560 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 560 days is 13.36%.

The average stock market change for Republican administrations in the first 560 days is 5.60%.

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

Number of days since election
PresidentYearStartStopPercent
Hoover192822.241928-11-0723.861930-05-207.28%
D. Roosevelt19326.921932-11-099.651934-05-2239.45%
D. Roosevelt193617.431936-11-0410.141938-05-17-41.82%
D. Roosevelt194010.791940-11-067.911942-05-19-26.69%
D. Roosevelt/Truman194412.941944-11-0818.681946-05-2144.36%
Truman194815.931948-11-0318.441950-05-1615.76%
Eisenhower195224.671952-11-0528.851954-05-1816.94%
Eisenhower195647.111956-11-0743.611958-05-20-7.43%
Kennedy/Johnson196055.351960-11-0962.341962-05-2212.63%
Johnson196485.141964-11-0483.631966-05-17-1.77%
Nixon1968103.271968-11-0675.461970-05-19-26.93%
Nixon/Ford1972113.351972-11-0887.911974-05-21-22.44%
Carter1976101.921976-11-0399.351978-05-16-2.52%
Reagan1980131.331980-11-05115.841982-05-18-11.79%
Reagan1984169.171984-11-07236.111986-05-2039.57%
Bush1988273.331988-11-09358.431990-05-2231.13%
Clinton1992417.111992-11-04449.371994-05-177.73%
Clinton1996724.591996-11-061,109.521998-05-1953.12%
Bush20001,409.282000-11-081,079.882002-05-21-23.37%
Bush20041,143.202004-11-031,292.082006-05-1613.02%
Obama2008952.772008-11-051,120.802010-05-1817.64%
Obama20121,394.532012-11-071,872.832014-05-2034.30%
Trump20162,163.262016-11-092,724.442018-05-2225.94%
Biden20203,443.442020-11-044,088.852022-05-1718.74%
Trump20245,929.042024-11-067,408.502026-05-1524.95%