Since Election

24 May 2026 is 566 days since the last presidential election.

The biggest stock market gain in the first 566 days is 53.25% for the 1996 Clinton administration on 1998-05-22.

The biggest stock market loss in the first 566 days is -42.86% for the 1936 D. Roosevelt administration on 1938-05-20.

The least amount of percent change in the first 566 days is 0.34% for the 1964 Johnson administration on 1966-05-20.

The most amount of percent change in the first 566 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 566 days is 12.62%.

The average stock market change for Republican administrations in the first 566 days is 5.52%.

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

Number of days since election
PresidentYearStartStopPercent
Hoover192822.241928-11-0724.231930-05-268.95%
D. Roosevelt19326.921932-11-099.831934-05-2842.05%
D. Roosevelt193617.431936-11-049.891938-05-23-43.26%
D. Roosevelt194010.791940-11-067.981942-05-25-26.04%
D. Roosevelt/Truman194412.941944-11-0818.921946-05-2746.21%
Truman194815.931948-11-0318.601950-05-2216.76%
Eisenhower195224.671952-11-0529.001954-05-2417.55%
Eisenhower195647.111956-11-0743.851958-05-26-6.92%
Kennedy/Johnson196055.351960-11-0955.501962-05-280.27%
Johnson196485.141964-11-0486.201966-05-231.25%
Nixon1968103.271968-11-0670.251970-05-25-31.97%
Nixon/Ford1972113.351972-11-0888.581974-05-24-21.85%
Carter1976101.921976-11-0399.091978-05-22-2.78%
Reagan1980131.331980-11-05114.791982-05-24-12.59%
Reagan1984169.171984-11-07241.351986-05-2342.67%
Bush1988273.331988-11-09354.581990-05-2529.73%
Clinton1992417.111992-11-04453.201994-05-238.65%
Clinton1996724.591996-11-061,110.471998-05-2253.25%
Bush20001,409.282000-11-081,083.822002-05-24-23.09%
Bush20041,143.202004-11-031,262.072006-05-2210.40%
Obama2008952.772008-11-051,073.652010-05-2412.69%
Obama20121,394.532012-11-071,900.532014-05-2336.28%
Trump20162,163.262016-11-092,721.332018-05-2525.80%
Biden20203,443.442020-11-043,973.752022-05-2315.40%
Trump20245,929.042024-11-067,473.472026-05-2226.05%