Since Election

9 Aug 2026 is 643 days since the last presidential election.

The biggest stock market gain in the first 643 days is 50.35% for the 1996 Clinton administration on 1998-08-07.

The biggest stock market loss in the first 643 days is -35.52% for the 2000 Bush administration on 2002-08-09.

The least amount of percent change in the first 643 days is -1.34% for the 1964 Johnson administration on 1966-08-05.

The most amount of percent change in the first 643 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 643 days is 13.45%.

The average stock market change for Republican administrations in the first 643 days is 3.53%.

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

Number of days since election
PresidentYearStartStopPercent
Hoover192822.241928-11-0720.401930-08-11-8.27%
D. Roosevelt19326.921932-11-099.171934-08-1332.51%
D. Roosevelt193617.431936-11-0412.731938-08-08-26.97%
D. Roosevelt194010.791940-11-068.481942-08-10-21.41%
D. Roosevelt/Truman194412.941944-11-0818.081946-08-1239.72%
Truman194815.931948-11-0318.411950-08-0715.57%
Eisenhower195224.671952-11-0530.121954-08-0922.09%
Eisenhower195647.111956-11-0748.161958-08-112.23%
Kennedy/Johnson196055.351960-11-0957.631962-08-134.12%
Johnson196485.141964-11-0483.751966-08-08-1.63%
Nixon1968103.271968-11-0676.201970-08-10-26.21%
Nixon/Ford1972113.351972-11-0879.751974-08-12-29.64%
Carter1976101.921976-11-03103.551978-08-071.60%
Reagan1980131.331980-11-05103.081982-08-09-21.51%
Reagan1984169.171984-11-07240.681986-08-1142.27%
Bush1988273.331988-11-09338.841990-08-1323.97%
Clinton1992417.111992-11-04457.891994-08-089.78%
Clinton1996724.591996-11-061,083.141998-08-1049.48%
Bush20001,409.282000-11-08903.802002-08-12-35.87%
Bush20041,143.202004-11-031,275.772006-08-0711.60%
Obama2008952.772008-11-051,127.792010-08-0918.37%
Obama20121,394.532012-11-071,936.922014-08-1138.89%
Trump20162,163.262016-11-092,821.932018-08-1330.45%
Biden20203,443.442020-11-044,140.062022-08-0820.23%
Trump20245,929.042024-11-067,757.642026-08-0730.84%