Since Election

20 May 2026 is 561 days since the last presidential election.

The biggest stock market gain in the first 561 days is 53.12% for the 1996 Clinton administration on 1998-05-19.

The biggest stock market loss in the first 561 days is -41.82% for the 1936 D. Roosevelt administration on 1938-05-17.

The least amount of percent change in the first 561 days is -1.77% for the 1964 Johnson administration on 1966-05-17.

The most amount of percent change in the first 561 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 561 days is 13.15%.

The average stock market change for Republican administrations in the first 561 days is 5.50%.

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

Number of days since election
PresidentYearStartStopPercent
Hoover192822.241928-11-0723.741930-05-216.74%
D. Roosevelt19326.921932-11-099.561934-05-2338.15%
D. Roosevelt193617.431936-11-0410.001938-05-18-42.63%
D. Roosevelt194010.791940-11-067.891942-05-20-26.88%
D. Roosevelt/Truman194412.941944-11-0818.801946-05-2245.29%
Truman194815.931948-11-0318.521950-05-1716.26%
Eisenhower195224.671952-11-0528.721954-05-1916.42%
Eisenhower195647.111956-11-0743.551958-05-21-7.56%
Kennedy/Johnson196055.351960-11-0961.111962-05-2310.41%
Johnson196485.141964-11-0485.121966-05-18-0.02%
Nixon1968103.271968-11-0673.521970-05-20-28.81%
Nixon/Ford1972113.351972-11-0887.091974-05-22-23.17%
Carter1976101.921976-11-0399.601978-05-17-2.28%
Reagan1980131.331980-11-05114.891982-05-19-12.52%
Reagan1984169.171984-11-07235.451986-05-2139.18%
Bush1988273.331988-11-09359.291990-05-2331.45%
Clinton1992417.111992-11-04453.691994-05-188.77%
Clinton1996724.591996-11-061,119.061998-05-2054.44%
Bush20001,409.282000-11-081,086.022002-05-22-22.94%
Bush20041,143.202004-11-031,270.322006-05-1711.12%
Obama2008952.772008-11-051,115.052010-05-1917.03%
Obama20121,394.532012-11-071,888.032014-05-2135.39%
Trump20162,163.262016-11-092,733.292018-05-2326.35%
Biden20203,443.442020-11-043,923.682022-05-1813.95%
Trump20245,929.042024-11-067,353.612026-05-1924.03%