Presidential Election Year Stock Market Chart

Each series begins in the month of election and runs to the election of the next president.

Presidential election year stock market chart. This election year truly isn t all that odd. But external events may sometimes be correlated to stock returns for instance the 4 year election cycle in the us. Landon 1940 9 8 roosevelt vs.

Stock and bond returns during an election year versus the year after according to dan clifton of strategas research partners in the year after the election historically the market s p 500 responds better to a republican victory initially november through february of the following year but a democratic victory ends up outperforming a republican victory by about 7. Smith 1932 8 2 roosevelt vs. How the stock market reacted to past election results by felix richter nov 2 2020 2020 presidential election as the world is watching the u s.

Presidential elections since 1984 proving 100 accurate and is 87 accurate since 1928. As the chart below illustrates each year of a four year presidential term has its own unique path. Election eagerly awaiting the outcome of this year.

Hoover 1936 33 9 roosevelt vs. But detrick says that a simple equity market chart has been the best predictor of u s. Willkie 1944 19 7 roosevelt vs.

Over 13 election cycles 1954 2006 year 3 averaged gains of 23 5 without a single down year. These charts show how the several key market indexes performed during each president s four year term of office going back to 1900. Stock market performance before presidential elections strategas research partners stock market performance during an election year it should be of no surprise that the markets performed better.

S p 500 annual stock market returns during election years year return candidates 1928 43 6 hoover vs. The charts begin and end on november 1st. I have studied the election cycle and its potential impact on the stock market for many years looking back to the 1850s.