Since Election

23 Aug 2026 is 657 days since the last presidential election.

The biggest stock market gain in the first 657 days is 49.22% for the 1996 Clinton administration on 1998-08-21.

The biggest stock market loss in the first 657 days is -36.88% for the 1972 Nixon/Ford administration on 1974-08-23.

The least amount of percent change in the first 657 days is 1.32% for the 1956 Eisenhower administration on 1958-08-22.

The most amount of percent change in the first 657 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 657 days is 14.17%.

The average stock market change for Republican administrations in the first 657 days is 4.34%.

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

Number of days since election
PresidentYearStartStopPercent
Hoover192822.241928-11-0720.681930-08-25-7.01%
D. Roosevelt19326.921932-11-099.391934-08-2735.69%
D. Roosevelt193617.431936-11-0412.271938-08-22-29.60%
D. Roosevelt194010.791940-11-068.731942-08-24-19.09%
D. Roosevelt/Truman194412.941944-11-0817.471946-08-2635.01%
Truman194815.931948-11-0318.701950-08-2117.39%
Eisenhower195224.671952-11-0531.001954-08-2325.66%
Eisenhower195647.111956-11-0747.741958-08-251.34%
Kennedy/Johnson196055.351960-11-0959.551962-08-277.59%
Johnson196485.141964-11-0478.241966-08-22-8.10%
Nixon1968103.271968-11-0680.991970-08-24-21.57%
Nixon/Ford1972113.351972-11-0872.161974-08-26-36.34%
Carter1976101.921976-11-03103.891978-08-211.93%
Reagan1980131.331980-11-05116.111982-08-23-11.59%
Reagan1984169.171984-11-07247.811986-08-2546.49%
Bush1988273.331988-11-09321.441990-08-2717.60%
Clinton1992417.111992-11-04462.321994-08-2210.84%
Clinton1996724.591996-11-061,088.141998-08-2450.17%
Bush20001,409.282000-11-08947.952002-08-26-32.74%
Bush20041,143.202004-11-031,297.522006-08-2113.50%
Obama2008952.772008-11-051,067.362010-08-2312.03%
Obama20121,394.532012-11-071,997.922014-08-2543.27%
Trump20162,163.262016-11-092,896.742018-08-2733.91%
Biden20203,443.442020-11-044,137.992022-08-2220.17%
Trump20245,929.042024-11-067,674.372026-08-2129.44%