Since Election

26 Aug 2026 is 659 days since the last presidential election.

The biggest stock market gain in the first 659 days is 50.82% for the 1996 Clinton administration on 1998-08-25.

The biggest stock market loss in the first 659 days is -37.42% for the 1972 Nixon/Ford administration on 1974-08-27.

The least amount of percent change in the first 659 days is 1.68% for the 1956 Eisenhower administration on 1958-08-26.

The most amount of percent change in the first 659 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 659 days is 13.18%.

The average stock market change for Republican administrations in the first 659 days is 5.04%.

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

Number of days since election
PresidentYearStartStopPercent
Hoover192822.241928-11-0721.141930-08-27-4.95%
D. Roosevelt19326.921932-11-099.261934-08-2933.82%
D. Roosevelt193617.431936-11-0412.521938-08-24-28.17%
D. Roosevelt194010.791940-11-068.541942-08-26-20.85%
D. Roosevelt/Truman194412.941944-11-0816.731946-08-2829.29%
Truman194815.931948-11-0318.821950-08-2318.14%
Eisenhower195224.671952-11-0530.651954-08-2524.24%
Eisenhower195647.111956-11-0747.911958-08-271.70%
Kennedy/Johnson196055.351960-11-0958.661962-08-295.98%
Johnson196485.141964-11-0479.071966-08-24-7.13%
Nixon1968103.271968-11-0681.211970-08-26-21.36%
Nixon/Ford1972113.351972-11-0870.761974-08-28-37.57%
Carter1976101.921976-11-03104.911978-08-232.93%
Reagan1980131.331980-11-05117.581982-08-25-10.47%
Reagan1984169.171984-11-07253.301986-08-2749.73%
Bush1988273.331988-11-09324.191990-08-2918.61%
Clinton1992417.111992-11-04469.031994-08-2412.45%
Clinton1996724.591996-11-061,084.191998-08-2649.63%
Bush20001,409.282000-11-08917.872002-08-28-34.87%
Bush20041,143.202004-11-031,292.992006-08-2313.10%
Obama2008952.772008-11-051,055.332010-08-2510.76%
Obama20121,394.532012-11-072,000.122014-08-2743.43%
Trump20162,163.262016-11-092,914.042018-08-2934.71%
Biden20203,443.442020-11-044,140.772022-08-2420.25%
Trump20245,929.042024-11-067,677.282026-08-2529.49%