Since Election

22 Jan 2025 is 78 days since the last presidential election.

The biggest stock market gain in the first 78 days is 12.72% for the 1928 Hoover administration on 1929-01-22.

The biggest stock market loss in the first 78 days is -15.49% for the 2008 Obama administration on 2009-01-20.

The least amount of percent change in the first 78 days is 0.24% for the 1980 Reagan administration on 1981-01-20.

The most amount of percent change in the first 78 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 78 days is 1.79%.

The average stock market change for Republican administrations in the first 78 days is 2.83%.

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

Number of days since election
PresidentYearStartStopPercent
Hoover192822.241928-11-0725.221929-01-2313.40%
D. Roosevelt19326.921932-11-097.101933-01-252.60%
D. Roosevelt193617.431936-11-0417.841937-01-202.35%
D. Roosevelt194010.791940-11-0610.431941-01-22-3.34%
D. Roosevelt/Truman194412.941944-11-0813.251945-01-242.40%
Truman194815.931948-11-0315.441949-01-19-3.08%
Eisenhower195224.671952-11-0526.091953-01-215.76%
Eisenhower195647.111956-11-0744.871957-01-23-4.75%
Kennedy/Johnson196055.351960-11-0960.531961-01-259.36%
Johnson196485.141964-11-0486.601965-01-201.71%
Nixon1968103.271968-11-06101.981969-01-22-1.25%
Nixon/Ford1972113.351972-11-08116.731973-01-242.98%
Carter1976101.921976-11-03103.851977-01-191.89%
Reagan1980131.331980-11-05131.361981-01-210.02%
Reagan1984169.171984-11-07177.301985-01-234.81%
Bush1988273.331988-11-09289.141989-01-255.78%
Clinton1992417.111992-11-04433.371993-01-203.90%
Clinton1996724.591996-11-06786.231997-01-228.51%
Bush20001,409.282000-11-081,364.302001-01-24-3.19%
Bush20041,143.202004-11-031,184.632005-01-193.62%
Obama2008952.772008-11-05840.242009-01-21-11.81%
Obama20121,394.532012-11-071,494.812013-01-237.19%
Trump20162,163.262016-11-092,298.372017-01-256.25%
Biden20203,443.442020-11-043,851.852021-01-2011.86%
Trump20245,929.042024-11-066,086.372025-01-222.65%