| Year | Candidates | Return | Republican Wins | Demorat Wins | No Incumbent on Ballot | Incumbent on Ballot |
| 1928 | Hoover vs. Smith | 43.60% | 43.60% | 43.60% | ||
| 1932 | Roosevelt vs. Hoover | -8.20% | -8.20% | -8.20% | ||
| 1936 | Roosevelt vs. Landon | 33.90% | 33.90% | 33.90% | ||
| 1940 | Roosevelt vs. Willkie | -9.80% | -9.80% | -9.80% | ||
| 1944 | Roosevelt vs. Dewey | 19.70% | 19.70% | 19.70% | ||
| 1948 | Truman vs. Dewey | 5.50% | 5.50% | 5.50% | ||
| 1952 | Eisenhower vs. Stevenson | 18.40% | 18.40% | 18.40% | ||
| 1956 | Eisenhower vs. Stevenson | 6.60% | 6.60% | 6.60% | ||
| 1960 | Kennedy vs. Nixon | 0.50% | 0.50% | 0.50% | ||
| 1964 | Johnson vs. Goldwater | 16.50% | 16.50% | 16.50% | ||
| 1968 | Nixon vs. Humphrey | 11.10% | 11.10% | 11.10% | 11.10% | |
| 1972 | Nixon vs. McGovern | 19.00% | 19.00% | 19.00% | ||
| 1976 | Carter vs. Ford | 23.80% | 23.80% | 23.80% | ||
| 1980 | Reagan vs. Carter | 32.40% | 32.40% | 32.40% | ||
| 1984 | Reagan vs. Mondale | 6.30% | 6.30% | 6.30% | ||
| 1988 | Bush vs. Dukakis | 16.80% | 16.80% | 16.80% | ||
| 1992 | Clinton vs. Bush | 7.60% | 7.60% | 7.60% | ||
| 1996 | Clinton vs. Dole | 23.00% | 23.00% | 23.00% | ||
| 2000 | Bush vs. Gore | -9.10% | -9.10% | -9.10% | ||
| 2004 | Bush vs. Kerry | 10.90% | 10.90% | 10.90% | ||
| 2008 | Obama vs. McCain | -37.00% | -37.00% | -37.00% | ||
| 2012 | Obama vs. Romney | 16.00% | 16.00% | 16.00% | ||
| 2016 | Trump vs. Clinton | 11.90% | 11.90% | 11.90% | ||
| Since 1928 | 11.28% | 15.26% | 7.63% | 7.03% | 13.39% | |
| 1928-1968 | 9.77% | 19.93% | 8.30% | 18.40% | 9.41% | |
| 1972-2016 | 10.13% | 12.60% | 6.68% | -4.35% | 17.38% |
Stock market returns during election years
December 31, 2019
S&P 500 Stock Market Returns During Presidential Election Years
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