Dow Jones Industrial Average around US midterm elections, 1950-2022

All 19 midterms, 1 month before to 6 months after, each rebased to 100 at the election-day close. Thin grey = one year (hover for which). Orange = average, blue = median.

source: MeasuringWorth DJIA daily close (Williamson) to Jan 1992, Yahoo Finance ^DJI after • transform: price only, no dividends; each day uses the last close on or before it; 1950-1966 markets were shut on election day, so the day-before close is used • drawn 2026-11-01 23:53 UTC