#Elections#SPX

Since 1950 we’ve had 16 U.S. presidential elections and for those 16 election years the SPX has been up 12 of 16 times and averaged +0.22% from September 1st through election day. If you remove the two bear-market years (2000 & 2008) the September 1st through Election Day performance would increase to +2.19%. Additionally, for the past 5 bull market elections (’88, ‘92, ’96, ’04, ’12) the return has been +4.02%.