Even a study by Sam Stovall that suggested that the stock market performed best with a Democrat in the White House concluded: The best performance was when the nation had a Republican president with a Republican-controlled Congress. That was followed closely by a Democratic president facing a Republican Congress or split Congress.

28 Dec 2015 GDP growth, compared with 2.54 percent under Republicans. Democrats also presided over a lower unemployment rate, higher stock market  27 Jan 2012 The coronavirus bear market suffered its worst day since the 1987 stock market crash, as sports leagues suspended play and governments  27 Jan 2011 The article showed data which indicated that the stock market does far better under Democratic Presidents than Republican presidents, using  27 Aug 2004 But if owning stock is likely to make you vote Republican, how come there “The Democratic Party has achieved a small gain in party affiliation and stark divide between the two candidates on stock market-related issues. 4 Sep 2012 History shows that the U.S. economy, stock prices and corporate profits have generated stronger growth under Democratic administrations than Republican ones. 1901 when Democrats occupy the White House, compared with just administrations may be quick to take credit for GDP and stock-market  4 Nov 2008 History on how presidential elections affect stock markets 2008 race for the White House between Democrat Barack Obama and Republican the post- election year, compared with gains of 4.0% in the midterm year, 11.3%  14 Mar 2012 Republicans' chagrin, Bloomberg News recently reported that the stock market invariably performs better under Democratic administrations.

This graph compares the performance of the stock market that the modern day Democrats during this period has been 14.75% and under Republicans it has 

31 Oct 2016 Does the prevailing political party, Democratic or Republican, really make a difference to the stock market? and those 16 years saw average CAGR rise 13.4%, compared with 7.4% in the 44 years when both branches were  7 Mar 2011 Which party is better for the stock market, Democratic or Republican? in the stock market (represented by the Dow Jones Industrial Average), but only effect , you can choose to shift the time ranges allotted to Democrats vs. 20 Jun 2016 Is this just statistical noise, or is it actually evidence that Democratic presidents wage and productivity growth, and stock market returns, although the under Democrats as compared to 28% of the time under Republicans. 28 Dec 2015 GDP growth, compared with 2.54 percent under Republicans. Democrats also presided over a lower unemployment rate, higher stock market  27 Jan 2012 The coronavirus bear market suffered its worst day since the 1987 stock market crash, as sports leagues suspended play and governments  27 Jan 2011 The article showed data which indicated that the stock market does far better under Democratic Presidents than Republican presidents, using 

The stock market is a complex adaptive system in which cause and effect are not easy to link. Market movements, particularly over short periods such as a presidential term (yes, four years is a short-term investment period), are random. As election season heats up,

Strategy 2: Flip the strategy – Buy the stock index when a Democrat is president and bonds, when a Republican is president. The reasoning behind the allocation switches is straightforward. If government policy creates a better environment for business and growth of corporate earnings, one would expect that to be reflected in stock market It depends what the administration is selling you. Under Donald Trump he sold you tax cuts for everyone so now everyone has more money to spend and he also deregulated hundreds of regulations. So the stock market is doing pretty good. There are so The potential headwind has to do with a tight correlation between the stock market and Republican voter sentiment versus polls pointing to Democratic gains in November. The S&P 500 is up more than 30% since Nov. 9, 2016.

Republican. 53¢ NC. 53¢ Buy. 48¢ Buy. Democratic For purposes of this market, a party's presidential candidate as of 12:01 a.m. (ET) on November 3, 2020 

As you can see, the stock market has greatly outperformed under Democratic leadership with average returns of 8.9% versus the 0.4% average returns under Republican leadership. The stock market loves Democratic presidents more than Republicans Barack Obama and Bill Clinton, the last two Democratic presidents. AP Democratic presidents are better for stocks than If you look at the last 29 years for each party rather than the last 15 as this graph does, the gap is slightly narrower, but the pattern is the same: the Republicans saw the value of the Dow increase 166% while the Democrats saw it increase 1894%- 11.4 times faster. Even a study by Sam Stovall that suggested that the stock market performed best with a Democrat in the White House concluded: The best performance was when the nation had a Republican president with a Republican-controlled Congress. That was followed closely by a Democratic president facing a Republican Congress or split Congress. The US stock market (SPY) is volatile because the election is right around the corner. The Volatility Index of the S&P 500 (SPY) rose ~35.0% in the last week. S&P Capital IQ estimates that the US stock market’s average annual return under a Democratic president and a Republican president is 9.7% and 6.7%, respectively. As a result, the Republican nominee secured his victory with 306 Electoral College votes versus 232 votes for the Democrats. This victory was seen as dramatic for the stock market and the US According to the report, the stock market performed best when the President was a Democrat. The weakest returns occurred with Republican Presidents. This table summarizes the five different combinations and the resulting stock market return.

31 Oct 2016 Does the prevailing political party, Democratic or Republican, really make a difference to the stock market? and those 16 years saw average CAGR rise 13.4%, compared with 7.4% in the 44 years when both branches were 

The potential headwind has to do with a tight correlation between the stock market and Republican voter sentiment versus polls pointing to Democratic gains in November. The S&P 500 is up more than 30% since Nov. 9, 2016. One of the most popular trades in the U.S. stock market in 2018 could be about to come to a screeching halt. Market Extra What Democrats retaking Congress could mean for stocks governments

26 Jul 2016 Have you ever wondered whether the stock market does better when the President of the United States is a Republican or Democrat? 26 Jun 2019 In presidential election years, the market is up an average of 17.9% when a Republican is elected versus an average of -2.7% when a Democrat  28 Oct 2015 Before Democrats take a victory lap, consider that the best stock market performance of all came under Republican President Gerald Ford, who  Democrats and Republicans have different views on the economy which their Republicans don't want government interference with a free-market economy,  20 Dec 2015 Over the last 100 or so years, Democratic presidents have clearly been better for the stock market than Republicans. 4 Mar 2020 Markets have favoured Republicans, but investors have done better under Democrats. positively to a win for Trump, a Republican, than for any Democrat. the relative attractions of cash and bonds compared with equities,  17 Feb 2017 A striking feature of the U.S. stock market is that it persistently does better under Democratic presidents than Republican ones. Two economists