Since Election

2 Aug 2026 is 636 days since the last presidential election.

The biggest stock market gain in the first 636 days is 54.66% for the 1996 Clinton administration on 1998-07-31.

The biggest stock market loss in the first 636 days is -38.68% for the 2000 Bush administration on 2002-08-02.

The least amount of percent change in the first 636 days is 0.81% for the 1956 Eisenhower administration on 1958-08-01.

The most amount of percent change in the first 636 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 636 days is 12.96%.

The average stock market change for Republican administrations in the first 636 days is 3.60%.

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

Number of days since election
PresidentYearStartStopPercent
Hoover192822.241928-11-0721.521930-08-04-3.24%
D. Roosevelt19326.921932-11-098.711934-08-0625.87%
D. Roosevelt193617.431936-11-0412.251938-08-01-29.72%
D. Roosevelt194010.791940-11-068.571942-08-03-20.57%
D. Roosevelt/Truman194412.941944-11-0817.911946-08-0538.41%
Truman194815.931948-11-0317.841950-07-3111.99%
Eisenhower195224.671952-11-0530.991954-08-0225.62%
Eisenhower195647.111956-11-0747.941958-08-041.76%
Kennedy/Johnson196055.351960-11-0957.751962-08-064.34%
Johnson196485.141964-11-0482.311966-08-01-3.32%
Nixon1968103.271968-11-0677.021970-08-03-25.42%
Nixon/Ford1972113.351972-11-0879.291974-08-05-30.05%
Carter1976101.921976-11-03100.681978-07-31-1.22%
Reagan1980131.331980-11-05108.981982-08-02-17.02%
Reagan1984169.171984-11-07235.991986-08-0439.50%
Bush1988273.331988-11-09334.431990-08-0622.35%
Clinton1992417.111992-11-04461.011994-08-0110.52%
Clinton1996724.591996-11-061,112.441998-08-0353.53%
Bush20001,409.282000-11-08834.602002-08-05-40.78%
Bush20041,143.202004-11-031,276.662006-07-3111.67%
Obama2008952.772008-11-051,125.862010-08-0218.17%
Obama20121,394.532012-11-071,938.992014-08-0439.04%
Trump20162,163.262016-11-092,850.402018-08-0631.76%
Biden20203,443.442020-11-044,118.632022-08-0119.61%
Trump20245,929.042024-11-067,489.722026-07-3126.32%