Since Election

2 Sep 2026 is 666 days since the last presidential election.

The biggest stock market gain in the first 666 days is 46.91% for the 1984 Reagan administration on 1986-09-02.

The biggest stock market loss in the first 666 days is -37.79% for the 1972 Nixon/Ford administration on 1974-09-03.

The least amount of percent change in the first 666 days is 1.44% for the 1976 Carter administration on 1978-08-29.

The most amount of percent change in the first 666 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 666 days is 9.95%.

The average stock market change for Republican administrations in the first 666 days is 4.56%.

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

Number of days since election
PresidentYearStartStopPercent
Hoover192822.241928-11-0721.171930-09-03-4.81%
D. Roosevelt19326.921932-11-099.211934-09-0533.09%
D. Roosevelt193617.431936-11-0412.061938-08-31-30.81%
D. Roosevelt194010.791940-11-068.631942-09-02-20.02%
D. Roosevelt/Truman194412.941944-11-0815.461946-09-0419.47%
Truman194815.931948-11-0318.431950-08-3015.69%
Eisenhower195224.671952-11-0530.041954-09-0121.77%
Eisenhower195647.111956-11-0748.181958-09-032.27%
Kennedy/Johnson196055.351960-11-0958.121962-09-055.00%
Johnson196485.141964-11-0477.101966-08-31-9.44%
Nixon1968103.271968-11-0680.961970-09-02-21.60%
Nixon/Ford1972113.351972-11-0868.691974-09-04-39.40%
Carter1976101.921976-11-03103.501978-08-301.55%
Reagan1980131.331980-11-05118.251982-09-01-9.96%
Reagan1984169.171984-11-07250.081986-09-0347.83%
Bush1988273.331988-11-09324.391990-09-0518.68%
Clinton1992417.111992-11-04475.491994-08-3114.00%
Clinton1996724.591996-11-06990.481998-09-0236.70%
Bush20001,409.282000-11-08893.402002-09-04-36.61%
Bush20041,143.202004-11-031,305.372006-08-3014.19%
Obama2008952.772008-11-051,080.292010-09-0113.38%
Obama20121,394.532012-11-072,000.722014-09-0343.47%
Trump20162,163.262016-11-092,888.602018-09-0533.53%
Biden20203,443.442020-11-043,955.002022-08-3114.86%
Trump20245,929.042024-11-067,631.472026-09-0128.71%