Since Election

5 Jul 2026 is 608 days since the last presidential election.

The biggest stock market gain in the first 608 days is 58.22% for the 1996 Clinton administration on 1998-07-02.

The biggest stock market loss in the first 608 days is -31.67% for the 1936 D. Roosevelt administration on 1938-07-01.

The least amount of percent change in the first 608 days is 0.55% for the 1964 Johnson administration on 1966-07-01.

The most amount of percent change in the first 608 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 608 days is 12.69%.

The average stock market change for Republican administrations in the first 608 days is 4.08%.

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

Number of days since election
PresidentYearStartStopPercent
Hoover192822.241928-11-0719.831930-07-07-10.84%
D. Roosevelt19326.921932-11-099.881934-07-0942.77%
D. Roosevelt193617.431936-11-0411.911938-07-01-31.67%
D. Roosevelt194010.791940-11-068.531942-07-06-20.95%
D. Roosevelt/Truman194412.941944-11-0818.361946-07-0841.89%
Truman194815.931948-11-0317.641950-07-0310.73%
Eisenhower195224.671952-11-0529.591954-07-0219.94%
Eisenhower195647.111956-11-0745.621958-07-07-3.16%
Kennedy/Johnson196055.351960-11-0956.551962-07-092.17%
Johnson196485.141964-11-0485.611966-07-010.55%
Nixon1968103.271968-11-0671.781970-07-06-30.49%
Nixon/Ford1972113.351972-11-0881.091974-07-08-28.46%
Carter1976101.921976-11-0395.091978-07-03-6.70%
Reagan1980131.331980-11-05107.651982-07-02-18.03%
Reagan1984169.171984-11-07244.051986-07-0744.26%
Bush1988273.331988-11-09359.521990-07-0931.53%
Clinton1992417.111992-11-04446.201994-07-016.97%
Clinton1996724.591996-11-061,157.331998-07-0659.72%
Bush20001,409.282000-11-08976.982002-07-08-30.68%
Bush20041,143.202004-11-031,280.192006-07-0311.98%
Obama2008952.772008-11-051,022.582010-07-027.33%
Obama20121,394.532012-11-071,977.652014-07-0741.81%
Trump20162,163.262016-11-092,784.172018-07-0928.70%
Biden20203,443.442020-11-043,825.332022-07-0111.09%
Trump20245,929.042024-11-067,483.242026-07-0226.21%