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U.S. Midterm Election Results and Historical S&P 500 Trends

The Motley Fool · ·by G4L

  1. 1The Democratic Party secured an overwhelming majority of seats in both the U.S. House and Senate.
  2. 2Following 19 midterm elections over the past 76 years, the S&P 500 has seen a 100% rate of gains during the subsequent 12 months.
  3. 3The S&P 500 has shown an average increase of approximately 15% during the 12 months following midterm elections.

So what's the key point?

The Democratic Party won many seats in the U.S. midterm elections. Over the last 76 years, when this has happened, the S&P 500 index has risen by an average of 15% over the following 12 months.

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