Economic Performance in the United States
A comparison of Democratic vs. Republican administrations
A question to consider:
Why does the U.S. stock market perform 60% better on average under one political party compared with the other?
S&P 500 Annual Total Return to Shareholders
Purpose:
The work presented on this site compares the performance of the U.S. Economy under the two major political parties.
Sources
The data analyzed is provided by two U.S. Government agencies.
– Bureau of Economic Analysis
– Bureau of Labor Statistics
This data is published continually online, and annually in the Economic Report of the President.
The stock price data is published by Bloomberg LP.
Economic Facts 