Since Election

12 Aug 2026 is 645 days since the last presidential election.

The biggest stock market gain in the first 645 days is 47.53% for the 1996 Clinton administration on 1998-08-11.

The biggest stock market loss in the first 645 days is -37.26% for the 2000 Bush administration on 2002-08-13.

The least amount of percent change in the first 645 days is 1.32% for the 1956 Eisenhower administration on 1958-08-12.

The most amount of percent change in the first 645 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 645 days is 13.72%.

The average stock market change for Republican administrations in the first 645 days is 3.20%.

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

Number of days since election
PresidentYearStartStopPercent
Hoover192822.241928-11-0720.151930-08-13-9.40%
D. Roosevelt19326.921932-11-099.041934-08-1530.64%
D. Roosevelt193617.431936-11-0412.491938-08-10-28.34%
D. Roosevelt194010.791940-11-068.511942-08-12-21.13%
D. Roosevelt/Truman194412.941944-11-0818.201946-08-1440.65%
Truman194815.931948-11-0318.611950-08-0916.82%
Eisenhower195224.671952-11-0530.721954-08-1124.52%
Eisenhower195647.111956-11-0747.811958-08-131.49%
Kennedy/Johnson196055.351960-11-0958.661962-08-155.98%
Johnson196485.141964-11-0483.111966-08-10-2.38%
Nixon1968103.271968-11-0675.421970-08-12-26.97%
Nixon/Ford1972113.351972-11-0876.731974-08-14-32.31%
Carter1976101.921976-11-03104.501978-08-092.53%
Reagan1980131.331980-11-05102.601982-08-11-21.88%
Reagan1984169.171984-11-07245.671986-08-1345.22%
Bush1988273.331988-11-09340.061990-08-1524.41%
Clinton1992417.111992-11-04460.301994-08-1010.35%
Clinton1996724.591996-11-061,084.221998-08-1249.63%
Bush20001,409.282000-11-08919.622002-08-14-34.75%
Bush20041,143.202004-11-031,265.952006-08-0910.74%
Obama2008952.772008-11-051,089.472010-08-1114.35%
Obama20121,394.532012-11-071,946.722014-08-1339.60%
Trump20162,163.262016-11-092,818.372018-08-1530.28%
Biden20203,443.442020-11-044,210.242022-08-1022.27%
Trump20245,929.042024-11-067,728.202026-08-1130.34%