Since Election

26 Jul 2026 is 629 days since the last presidential election.

The biggest stock market gain in the first 629 days is 57.44% for the 1996 Clinton administration on 1998-07-24.

The biggest stock market loss in the first 629 days is -39.48% for the 2000 Bush administration on 2002-07-26.

The least amount of percent change in the first 629 days is -0.30% for the 1956 Eisenhower administration on 1958-07-25.

The most amount of percent change in the first 629 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 629 days is 12.38%.

The average stock market change for Republican administrations in the first 629 days is 3.96%.

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

Number of days since election
PresidentYearStartStopPercent
Hoover192822.241928-11-0721.821930-07-28-1.89%
D. Roosevelt19326.921932-11-098.671934-07-3025.29%
D. Roosevelt193617.431936-11-0412.801938-07-25-26.56%
D. Roosevelt194010.791940-11-068.631942-07-27-20.02%
D. Roosevelt/Truman194412.941944-11-0817.661946-07-2936.48%
Truman194815.931948-11-0317.481950-07-249.73%
Eisenhower195224.671952-11-0530.341954-07-2622.98%
Eisenhower195647.111956-11-0747.151958-07-280.08%
Kennedy/Johnson196055.351960-11-0957.831962-07-304.48%
Johnson196485.141964-11-0483.831966-07-25-1.54%
Nixon1968103.271968-11-0677.651970-07-27-24.81%
Nixon/Ford1972113.351972-11-0880.941974-07-29-28.59%
Carter1976101.921976-11-0397.721978-07-24-4.12%
Reagan1980131.331980-11-05110.361982-07-26-15.97%
Reagan1984169.171984-11-07236.011986-07-2839.51%
Bush1988273.331988-11-09355.551990-07-3030.08%
Clinton1992417.111992-11-04454.251994-07-258.90%
Clinton1996724.591996-11-061,147.271998-07-2758.33%
Bush20001,409.282000-11-08898.962002-07-29-36.21%
Bush20041,143.202004-11-031,260.912006-07-2410.30%
Obama2008952.772008-11-051,115.012010-07-2617.03%
Obama20121,394.532012-11-071,978.912014-07-2841.91%
Trump20162,163.262016-11-092,802.602018-07-3029.55%
Biden20203,443.442020-11-043,966.842022-07-2515.20%
Trump20245,929.042024-11-067,411.982026-07-2425.01%