Spencer Platt/Getty Images. ... If the S&P 500 index indicates the robustness of the U.S. economy, historical data show the stock market performed better under Democratic presidents than ...

Decade 1: 1972-82. Decade 2: 2000-10. Decade 3: 1990-2000. Decade 4: 2010-20. Notably, each has at least one recessionary period. Interestingly, I observed that Decades 1 and 2 experienced ...