Since Election

29 Jan 2025 is 85 days since the last presidential election.

The biggest stock market gain in the first 85 days is 14.03% for the 1928 Hoover administration on 1929-01-29.

The biggest stock market loss in the first 85 days is -11.24% for the 2008 Obama administration on 2009-01-27.

The least amount of percent change in the first 85 days is -0.16% for the 1980 Reagan administration on 1981-01-27.

The most amount of percent change in the first 85 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 85 days is 2.49%.

The average stock market change for Republican administrations in the first 85 days is 3.15%.

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

Number of days since election
PresidentYearStartStopPercent
Hoover192822.241928-11-0725.451929-01-3014.43%
D. Roosevelt19326.921932-11-096.671933-02-01-3.61%
D. Roosevelt193617.431936-11-0417.651937-01-271.26%
D. Roosevelt194010.791940-11-0610.221941-01-29-5.28%
D. Roosevelt/Truman194412.941944-11-0813.471945-01-314.10%
Truman194815.931948-11-0315.291949-01-26-4.02%
Eisenhower195224.671952-11-0526.131953-01-285.92%
Eisenhower195647.111956-11-0744.911957-01-30-4.67%
Kennedy/Johnson196055.351960-11-0961.901961-02-0111.83%
Johnson196485.141964-11-0487.231965-01-272.45%
Nixon1968103.271968-11-06102.511969-01-29-0.74%
Nixon/Ford1972113.351972-11-08116.031973-01-312.36%
Carter1976101.921976-11-03102.341977-01-260.41%
Reagan1980131.331980-11-05130.341981-01-28-0.75%
Reagan1984169.171984-11-07179.391985-01-306.04%
Bush1988273.331988-11-09297.091989-02-018.69%
Clinton1992417.111992-11-04438.111993-01-275.03%
Clinton1996724.591996-11-06772.501997-01-296.61%
Bush20001,409.282000-11-081,366.012001-01-31-3.07%
Bush20041,143.202004-11-031,174.072005-01-262.70%
Obama2008952.772008-11-05874.092009-01-28-8.26%
Obama20121,394.532012-11-071,501.962013-01-307.70%
Trump20162,163.262016-11-092,279.552017-02-015.38%
Biden20203,443.442020-11-043,750.772021-01-278.93%
Trump20245,929.042024-11-066,039.312025-01-291.86%