Stock market performance under Democrats and Republicans

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This is fairly clear cut:

Profits rose roughly 25 percent under Reagan and Bush I; they were up 37 percent under Carter.


For stock market investors, Democrats have clearly outperformed Republicans in the White House over the last 40 years. 
The Standards & Poor's 500 index rose 150 percent during the Clinton administration; under Obama, stock prices have been rising by 100 percent. (We're using Yale economist Robert Shiller's inflation-adjusted data.)

Those gains compare with net losses of 45 percent under Bush II, gains of about 30 percent under Bush I, and a 50 percent gain under Reagan. Stock prices lost about 13 percent of their value during the Carter administration.

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The stock market performance is not necessary saying much, it can be fortuitous timing. Turns out Democrats are not anti-capitalist, far from it:



The strength of the economy can also be measured by the health of the private sector, which presidential candidates typically rely on for campaign contributions.
Based on one measure — total after-tax corporate profits — Bush II stands out. During his administration, profits soared, only to come crashing back with the collapse of the financial system. Profits were 36 percent higher at the end of his term, compared with 47 percent gains during the Clinton administration and 62 percent under Obama's watch.
Profits rose roughly 25 percent under Reagan and Bush I; they were up 37 percent under Carter.

Carter's administration is usually regarded as a disaster, but profits rose more in his four year term than during eight years of Reagan.