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 To answer a question by a friend I put together the table below.  As I remembered hearing, it is readily apparent that the stock market as measured by the DJIA has fared more than twice as well under a Democratic administration.  I put this table out as a matter of stock interest not political for who knows what effect one administration's policies has on its successor.  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
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  January             20 | 
  Dow | 
  Gain /  (Loss) | 
  Total Return | 
  Annual Return | 
  
 
  | 1920 | 
  R | 
  1921 | 
  76.10 | 
  (14.50) | 
  -19% | 
  -2% | 
  
 
  | 1932 | 
  D | 
  1933 | 
  61.60 | 
  226.40  | 
  368% | 
  18% | 
  
 
  | 1952 | 
  R | 
  1953 | 
  288.00 | 
  346.30  | 
  120% | 
  15% | 
  
 
  | 1960 | 
  D | 
  1961 | 
  634.30 | 
  297.00  | 
  47% | 
  6% | 
  
 
  | 1968 | 
  R | 
  1969 | 
  931.30 | 
  27.70  | 
  3% | 
  0% | 
  
 
  | 1976 | 
  D | 
  1977 | 
  959.00 | 
  (8.30) | 
  -1% | 
  0% | 
  
 
  | 1980 | 
  R | 
  1981 | 
  950.70 | 
  2291.25  | 
  241% | 
  20% | 
  
 
  | 1992 | 
  D | 
  1993 | 
  3241.95 | 
  7345.64  | 
  227% | 
  28% | 
  
 
  | 2000 | 
  R | 
  2001 | 
  10587.59 | 
  (1891.80) | 
  -18% | 
  -2% | 
  
 
  | 2008  * | 
  D | 
  2009 | 
  8695.79 | 
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  Total Return | 
  
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  # of yrs               in Office | 
  
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  Annual Return | 
  
 
  | Republicans | 
  
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  327% | 
  
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  48 | 
  
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  6.8% | 
  
 
  | Democrats | 
  
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  640% | 
  
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  40 | 
  
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  16.0% | 
  
 
  
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  | *  November 6, 2008 closing price. | 
  
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