Since Election

14 Jan 2025 is 70 days since the last presidential election.

The biggest stock market gain in the first 70 days is 10.57% for the 1928 Hoover administration on 1929-01-14.

The biggest stock market loss in the first 70 days is -8.66% for the 2008 Obama administration on 2009-01-12.

The least amount of percent change in the first 70 days is 0.28% for the 1940 D. Roosevelt administration on 1941-01-13.

The most amount of percent change in the first 70 days is 21.03% for the 2008 Obama administration. For this administration, the stock market went from 952.77 since election to a high of 952.77 on 2008-11-05 (0.00%) to a low of 752.44 on 2008-11-20 (-21.03%).

The average stock market change for Democratic administrations in the first 70 days is 2.43%.

The average stock market change for Republican administrations in the first 70 days is 1.85%.

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

Number of days since election
PresidentYearStartStopPercent
Hoover192822.241928-11-0724.231929-01-158.95%
D. Roosevelt19326.921932-11-097.081933-01-172.31%
D. Roosevelt193617.431936-11-0417.581937-01-120.86%
D. Roosevelt194010.791940-11-0610.761941-01-14-0.28%
D. Roosevelt/Truman194412.941944-11-0813.541945-01-164.64%
Truman194815.931948-11-0315.501949-01-11-2.70%
Eisenhower195224.671952-11-0526.021953-01-135.47%
Eisenhower195647.111956-11-0745.181957-01-15-4.10%
Kennedy/Johnson196055.351960-11-0959.641961-01-177.75%
Johnson196485.141964-11-0485.611965-01-120.55%
Nixon1968103.271968-11-06101.131969-01-14-2.07%
Nixon/Ford1972113.351972-11-08118.141973-01-164.23%
Carter1976101.921976-11-03104.121977-01-112.16%
Reagan1980131.331980-11-05133.291981-01-131.49%
Reagan1984169.171984-11-07170.811985-01-150.97%
Bush1988273.331988-11-09283.551989-01-173.74%
Clinton1992417.111992-11-04431.041993-01-123.34%
Clinton1996724.591996-11-06768.861997-01-146.11%
Bush20001,409.282000-11-081,326.652001-01-16-5.86%
Bush20041,143.202004-11-031,182.992005-01-113.48%
Obama2008952.772008-11-05871.792009-01-13-8.50%
Obama20121,394.532012-11-071,472.342013-01-155.58%
Trump20162,163.262016-11-092,267.892017-01-174.84%
Biden20203,443.442020-11-043,801.192021-01-1210.39%
Trump20245,929.042024-11-065,842.912025-01-14-1.45%