Since Election

7 Jul 2026 is 609 days since the last presidential election.

The biggest stock market gain in the first 609 days is 59.72% for the 1996 Clinton administration on 1998-07-06.

The biggest stock market loss in the first 609 days is -31.67% for the 1936 D. Roosevelt administration on 1938-07-01.

The least amount of percent change in the first 609 days is 0.55% for the 1964 Johnson administration on 1966-07-01.

The most amount of percent change in the first 609 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 609 days is 12.75%.

The average stock market change for Republican administrations in the first 609 days is 3.49%.

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

Number of days since election
PresidentYearStartStopPercent
Hoover192822.241928-11-0719.971930-07-08-10.21%
D. Roosevelt19326.921932-11-099.941934-07-1043.64%
D. Roosevelt193617.431936-11-0411.981938-07-05-31.27%
D. Roosevelt194010.791940-11-068.511942-07-07-21.13%
D. Roosevelt/Truman194412.941944-11-0818.461946-07-0942.66%
Truman194815.931948-11-0317.641950-07-0310.73%
Eisenhower195224.671952-11-0529.921954-07-0621.28%
Eisenhower195647.111956-11-0745.401958-07-08-3.63%
Kennedy/Johnson196055.351960-11-0957.201962-07-103.34%
Johnson196485.141964-11-0485.821966-07-050.80%
Nixon1968103.271968-11-0671.231970-07-07-31.03%
Nixon/Ford1972113.351972-11-0881.481974-07-09-28.12%
Carter1976101.921976-11-0395.091978-07-03-6.70%
Reagan1980131.331980-11-05107.291982-07-06-18.31%
Reagan1984169.171984-11-07241.591986-07-0842.81%
Bush1988273.331988-11-09356.491990-07-1030.42%
Clinton1992417.111992-11-04446.371994-07-057.01%
Clinton1996724.591996-11-061,154.661998-07-0759.35%
Bush20001,409.282000-11-08952.832002-07-09-32.39%
Bush20041,143.202004-11-031,280.192006-07-0311.98%
Obama2008952.772008-11-051,028.062010-07-067.90%
Obama20121,394.532012-11-071,963.712014-07-0840.82%
Trump20162,163.262016-11-092,793.842018-07-1029.15%
Biden20203,443.442020-11-043,831.392022-07-0511.27%
Trump20245,929.042024-11-067,537.432026-07-0627.13%