Since Election

15 Jul 2026 is 617 days since the last presidential election.

The biggest stock market gain in the first 617 days is 62.52% for the 1996 Clinton administration on 1998-07-14.

The biggest stock market loss in the first 617 days is -36.07% for the 2000 Bush administration on 2002-07-16.

The least amount of percent change in the first 617 days is 2.04% for the 1964 Johnson administration on 1966-07-12.

The most amount of percent change in the first 617 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 617 days is 13.41%.

The average stock market change for Republican administrations in the first 617 days is 3.89%.

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

Number of days since election
PresidentYearStartStopPercent
Hoover192822.241928-11-0721.481930-07-16-3.42%
D. Roosevelt19326.921932-11-099.841934-07-1842.20%
D. Roosevelt193617.431936-11-0411.951938-07-13-31.44%
D. Roosevelt194010.791940-11-068.831942-07-15-18.16%
D. Roosevelt/Truman194412.941944-11-0818.071946-07-1739.64%
Truman194815.931948-11-0316.871950-07-125.90%
Eisenhower195224.671952-11-0530.091954-07-1421.97%
Eisenhower195647.111956-11-0745.251958-07-16-3.95%
Kennedy/Johnson196055.351960-11-0956.201962-07-181.54%
Johnson196485.141964-11-0486.301966-07-131.36%
Nixon1968103.271968-11-0675.231970-07-15-27.15%
Nixon/Ford1972113.351972-11-0883.701974-07-17-26.16%
Carter1976101.921976-11-0396.241978-07-12-5.57%
Reagan1980131.331980-11-05110.441982-07-14-15.91%
Reagan1984169.171984-11-07235.011986-07-1638.92%
Bush1988273.331988-11-09364.221990-07-1833.25%
Clinton1992417.111992-11-04448.731994-07-137.58%
Clinton1996724.591996-11-061,174.811998-07-1562.13%
Bush20001,409.282000-11-08906.042002-07-17-35.71%
Bush20041,143.202004-11-031,258.602006-07-1210.09%
Obama2008952.772008-11-051,095.172010-07-1414.95%
Obama20121,394.532012-11-071,981.572014-07-1642.10%
Trump20162,163.262016-11-092,815.622018-07-1830.16%
Biden20203,443.442020-11-043,801.782022-07-1310.41%
Trump20245,929.042024-11-067,543.592026-07-1427.23%