Since Election

5 Aug 2026 is 638 days since the last presidential election.

The biggest stock market gain in the first 638 days is 47.96% for the 1996 Clinton administration on 1998-08-04.

The biggest stock market loss in the first 638 days is -39.01% for the 2000 Bush administration on 2002-08-06.

The least amount of percent change in the first 638 days is -1.24% for the 1976 Carter administration on 1978-08-01.

The most amount of percent change in the first 638 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 638 days is 12.21%.

The average stock market change for Republican administrations in the first 638 days is 4.07%.

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

Number of days since election
PresidentYearStartStopPercent
Hoover192822.241928-11-0721.181930-08-06-4.77%
D. Roosevelt19326.921932-11-098.831934-08-0827.60%
D. Roosevelt193617.431936-11-0412.301938-08-03-29.43%
D. Roosevelt194010.791940-11-068.471942-08-05-21.50%
D. Roosevelt/Truman194412.941944-11-0818.031946-08-0739.34%
Truman194815.931948-11-0317.951950-08-0212.68%
Eisenhower195224.671952-11-0530.901954-08-0425.25%
Eisenhower195647.111956-11-0747.461958-08-060.74%
Kennedy/Johnson196055.351960-11-0957.511962-08-083.90%
Johnson196485.141964-11-0483.151966-08-03-2.34%
Nixon1968103.271968-11-0677.181970-08-05-25.26%
Nixon/Ford1972113.351972-11-0882.651974-08-07-27.08%
Carter1976101.921976-11-03102.921978-08-020.98%
Reagan1980131.331980-11-05106.141982-08-04-19.18%
Reagan1984169.171984-11-07236.841986-08-0640.00%
Bush1988273.331988-11-09338.351990-08-0823.79%
Clinton1992417.111992-11-04461.451994-08-0310.63%
Clinton1996724.591996-11-061,081.431998-08-0549.25%
Bush20001,409.282000-11-08876.772002-08-07-37.79%
Bush20041,143.202004-11-031,277.412006-08-0211.74%
Obama2008952.772008-11-051,127.242010-08-0418.31%
Obama20121,394.532012-11-071,920.242014-08-0637.70%
Trump20162,163.262016-11-092,857.702018-08-0832.10%
Biden20203,443.442020-11-044,155.172022-08-0320.67%
Trump20245,929.042024-11-067,736.522026-08-0430.49%