Since Election

19 Aug 2026 is 652 days since the last presidential election.

The biggest stock market gain in the first 652 days is 51.98% for the 1996 Clinton administration on 1998-08-18.

The biggest stock market loss in the first 652 days is -33.88% for the 1972 Nixon/Ford administration on 1974-08-20.

The least amount of percent change in the first 652 days is 0.40% for the 1956 Eisenhower administration on 1958-08-19.

The most amount of percent change in the first 652 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 652 days is 14.33%.

The average stock market change for Republican administrations in the first 652 days is 3.94%.

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

Number of days since election
PresidentYearStartStopPercent
Hoover192822.241928-11-0720.851930-08-20-6.25%
D. Roosevelt19326.921932-11-099.401934-08-2235.84%
D. Roosevelt193617.431936-11-0412.101938-08-17-30.58%
D. Roosevelt194010.791940-11-068.721942-08-19-19.18%
D. Roosevelt/Truman194412.941944-11-0817.741946-08-2137.09%
Truman194815.931948-11-0318.341950-08-1615.13%
Eisenhower195224.671952-11-0531.091954-08-1826.02%
Eisenhower195647.111956-11-0747.321958-08-200.45%
Kennedy/Johnson196055.351960-11-0959.781962-08-228.00%
Johnson196485.141964-11-0481.181966-08-17-4.65%
Nixon1968103.271968-11-0676.961970-08-19-25.48%
Nixon/Ford1972113.351972-11-0873.511974-08-21-35.15%
Carter1976101.921976-11-03104.651978-08-162.68%
Reagan1980131.331980-11-05108.541982-08-18-17.35%
Reagan1984169.171984-11-07249.771986-08-2047.64%
Bush1988273.331988-11-09316.551990-08-2215.81%
Clinton1992417.111992-11-04465.171994-08-1711.52%
Clinton1996724.591996-11-061,098.061998-08-1951.54%
Bush20001,409.282000-11-08949.362002-08-21-32.64%
Bush20041,143.202004-11-031,295.432006-08-1613.32%
Obama2008952.772008-11-051,094.162010-08-1814.84%
Obama20121,394.532012-11-071,986.512014-08-2042.45%
Trump20162,163.262016-11-092,861.822018-08-2232.29%
Biden20203,443.442020-11-044,274.042022-08-1724.12%
Trump20245,929.042024-11-067,691.762026-08-1829.73%