S&P500 Average Performance during Midterm Election Years
Historically, the market has taken a small dip in the months leading up to the Midterm election and rebounded in the months following.
Since 1962, the S&P500 has dipped 2.31% in the 6 months leading up to the election on average. The market only gained 7 times out of the 15 midterm election years tracked. The market has always gained in the 6 months following the election, averaging 15.09%.
¹Source: Macrotrends, as of 2/12/22, S&P500 Index - 90 Year Historical Chart