Since Election

25 Aug 2026 is 658 days since the last presidential election.

The biggest stock market gain in the first 658 days is 50.17% for the 1996 Clinton administration on 1998-08-24.

The biggest stock market loss in the first 658 days is -36.34% for the 1972 Nixon/Ford administration on 1974-08-26.

The least amount of percent change in the first 658 days is 1.34% for the 1956 Eisenhower administration on 1958-08-25.

The most amount of percent change in the first 658 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 658 days is 13.64%.

The average stock market change for Republican administrations in the first 658 days is 4.86%.

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

Number of days since election
PresidentYearStartStopPercent
Hoover192822.241928-11-0720.981930-08-26-5.67%
D. Roosevelt19326.921932-11-099.341934-08-2834.97%
D. Roosevelt193617.431936-11-0412.551938-08-23-28.00%
D. Roosevelt194010.791940-11-068.651942-08-25-19.83%
D. Roosevelt/Truman194412.941944-11-0816.921946-08-2730.76%
Truman194815.931948-11-0318.681950-08-2217.26%
Eisenhower195224.671952-11-0530.871954-08-2425.13%
Eisenhower195647.111956-11-0747.901958-08-261.68%
Kennedy/Johnson196055.351960-11-0958.791962-08-286.22%
Johnson196485.141964-11-0478.111966-08-23-8.26%
Nixon1968103.271968-11-0681.121970-08-25-21.45%
Nixon/Ford1972113.351972-11-0870.941974-08-27-37.42%
Carter1976101.921976-11-03104.311978-08-222.34%
Reagan1980131.331980-11-05115.351982-08-24-12.17%
Reagan1984169.171984-11-07252.841986-08-2649.46%
Bush1988273.331988-11-09321.341990-08-2817.56%
Clinton1992417.111992-11-04464.511994-08-2311.36%
Clinton1996724.591996-11-061,092.851998-08-2550.82%
Bush20001,409.282000-11-08934.822002-08-27-33.67%
Bush20041,143.202004-11-031,298.822006-08-2213.61%
Obama2008952.772008-11-051,051.872010-08-2410.40%
Obama20121,394.532012-11-072,000.022014-08-2643.42%
Trump20162,163.262016-11-092,897.522018-08-2833.94%
Biden20203,443.442020-11-044,128.732022-08-2319.90%
Trump20245,929.042024-11-067,652.862026-08-2429.07%