Federal Reserve Economic Data

Table Data - Equity Market Volatility Tracker: Elections And Political Governance

Title Equity Market Volatility Tracker: Elections And Political Governance
Series ID EMVELECTGOVRN
Source Baker, Scott R., Bloom, Nick, Davis, Steven J.
Release Economic Policy Uncertainty (Not a Press Release)
Seasonal Adjustment Not Seasonally Adjusted
Frequency Monthly
Units Index
Date Range 1985-01-01 to 2025-11-01
Last Updated 2025-12-02 8:02 AM CST
Notes The Equity Market Volatility tracker moves with the VIX and with the realized volatility of returns on the S&P 500.

For more information, see Baker, Scott, Nicholas Bloom and Steven Davis (2019), 'Policy News and Stack Market Volatility'
DATE VALUE
1985-01-01 0.16149
1985-02-01 0.32348
1985-03-01 0.08269
1985-04-01 0.14258
1985-05-01 0.13203
1985-06-01 0.06578
1985-07-01 0.16384
1985-08-01 0.08383
1985-09-01 0.07282
1985-10-01 0.18797
1985-11-01 0.14364
1985-12-01 0.12827
1986-01-01 0.06576
1986-02-01 0.40396
1986-03-01 0.20022
1986-04-01 0.06526
1986-05-01 0.06942
1986-06-01 0.12178
1986-07-01 0.21859
1986-08-01 0.13574
1986-09-01 0.20675
1986-10-01 0.12809
1986-11-01 0.31304
1986-12-01 0.11660
1987-01-01 0.23759
1987-02-01 0.11769
1987-03-01 0.15801
1987-04-01 0.17178
1987-05-01 0.29026
1987-06-01 0.16557
1987-07-01 0.26953
1987-08-01 0.36534
1987-09-01 0.29391
1987-10-01 1.26242
1987-11-01 1.29465
1987-12-01 1.63622
1988-01-01 1.20629
1988-02-01 0.55157
1988-03-01 0.50448
1988-04-01 0.66173
1988-05-01 0.82762
1988-06-01 0.25337
1988-07-01 0.84063
1988-08-01 1.07914
1988-09-01 0.80527
1988-10-01 1.55432
1988-11-01 1.26795
1988-12-01 0.44816
1989-01-01 0.27336
1989-02-01 0.22805
1989-03-01 0.13661
1989-04-01 0.00000
1989-05-01 0.20035
1989-06-01 0.39998
1989-07-01 0.31250
1989-08-01 0.21102
1989-09-01 0.09790
1989-10-01 0.18954
1989-11-01 0.20084
1989-12-01 0.55278
1990-01-01 0.53038
1990-02-01 0.41457
1990-03-01 0.35638
1990-04-01 0.29866
1990-05-01 0.25208
1990-06-01 0.19607
1990-07-01 0.22546
1990-08-01 0.09522
1990-09-01 0.20183
1990-10-01 0.20562
1990-11-01 0.28304
1990-12-01 0.21546
1991-01-01 0.36465
1991-02-01 0.06496
1991-03-01 0.05411
1991-04-01 0.21910
1991-05-01 0.46996
1991-06-01 0.21946
1991-07-01 0.22852
1991-08-01 2.99323
1991-09-01 0.89623
1991-10-01 0.72119
1991-11-01 0.92491
1991-12-01 0.86604
1992-01-01 0.93794
1992-02-01 0.56507
1992-03-01 0.56230
1992-04-01 0.80044
1992-05-01 0.95747
1992-06-01 1.20058
1992-07-01 1.43725
1992-08-01 1.36140
1992-09-01 1.73408
1992-10-01 2.95400
1992-11-01 1.25236
1992-12-01 0.48577
1993-01-01 0.56442
1993-02-01 0.29809
1993-03-01 0.54993
1993-04-01 0.21814
1993-05-01 0.40183
1993-06-01 0.39603
1993-07-01 0.34352
1993-08-01 0.17059
1993-09-01 0.46127
1993-10-01 0.56651
1993-11-01 0.32167
1993-12-01 0.31839
1994-01-01 0.20678
1994-02-01 0.80347
1994-03-01 0.82199
1994-04-01 0.57406
1994-05-01 0.40503
1994-06-01 0.24642
1994-07-01 0.34279
1994-08-01 1.12291
1994-09-01 0.84429
1994-10-01 0.35038
1994-11-01 0.20922
1994-12-01 0.30485
1995-01-01 0.70749
1995-02-01 0.37688
1995-03-01 0.32750
1995-04-01 0.43281
1995-05-01 0.48717
1995-06-01 0.05778
1995-07-01 0.12173
1995-08-01 0.11472
1995-09-01 0.26932
1995-10-01 0.10964
1995-11-01 0.52998
1995-12-01 0.48488
1996-01-01 1.25873
1996-02-01 0.56491
1996-03-01 1.45357
1996-04-01 0.17554
1996-05-01 0.55674
1996-06-01 0.53890
1996-07-01 0.74970
1996-08-01 0.50071
1996-09-01 0.77608
1996-10-01 0.66592
1996-11-01 0.66080
1996-12-01 0.53439
1997-01-01 0.43854
1997-02-01 0.21950
1997-03-01 0.36856
1997-04-01 0.44395
1997-05-01 0.41928
1997-06-01 0.52579
1997-07-01 0.34585
1997-08-01 0.21002
1997-09-01 0.54541
1997-10-01 0.20063
1997-11-01 0.72737
1997-12-01 1.71368
1998-01-01 0.53329
1998-02-01 0.47059
1998-03-01 0.22538
1998-04-01 0.29357
1998-05-01 0.40068
1998-06-01 0.62459
1998-07-01 0.62932
1998-08-01 0.49281
1998-09-01 1.25641
1998-10-01 0.36016
1998-11-01 0.56589
1998-12-01 0.88598
1999-01-01 0.62160
1999-02-01 0.37706
1999-03-01 0.30503
1999-04-01 0.43346
1999-05-01 0.67517
1999-06-01 0.70005
1999-07-01 0.38802
1999-08-01 0.71104
1999-09-01 0.37725
1999-10-01 0.41946
1999-11-01 0.31706
1999-12-01 0.84598
2000-01-01 0.40981
2000-02-01 0.40998
2000-03-01 1.29958
2000-04-01 0.67190
2000-05-01 0.80053
2000-06-01 0.91829
2000-07-01 0.44191
2000-08-01 0.90502
2000-09-01 0.58957
2000-10-01 1.58450
2000-11-01 7.17213
2000-12-01 4.17614
2001-01-01 0.99331
2001-02-01 0.28006
2001-03-01 0.47037
2001-04-01 0.47468
2001-05-01 0.32495
2001-06-01 0.27083
2001-07-01 0.28109
2001-08-01 0.33376
2001-09-01 0.71261
2001-10-01 0.30882
2001-11-01 0.11578
2001-12-01 0.41588
2002-01-01 0.53278
2002-02-01 0.11638
2002-03-01 0.20848
2002-04-01 0.45783
2002-05-01 0.16122
2002-06-01 0.58628
2002-07-01 0.72200
2002-08-01 0.59126
2002-09-01 1.24880
2002-10-01 1.07386
2002-11-01 1.08012
2002-12-01 0.83832
2003-01-01 0.71484
2003-02-01 0.24245
2003-03-01 0.32237
2003-04-01 0.75176
2003-05-01 0.26682
2003-06-01 0.31830
2003-07-01 0.33545
2003-08-01 0.37792
2003-09-01 0.42723
2003-10-01 0.31497
2003-11-01 0.43140
2003-12-01 0.42409
2004-01-01 1.05727
2004-02-01 0.41569
2004-03-01 0.58044
2004-04-01 0.46382
2004-05-01 0.67946
2004-06-01 0.31332
2004-07-01 1.11046
2004-08-01 1.34154
2004-09-01 1.02148
2004-10-01 2.09550
2004-11-01 1.57093
2004-12-01 0.56692
2005-01-01 1.25409
2005-02-01 0.27649
2005-03-01 0.33660
2005-04-01 0.46013
2005-05-01 0.15361
2005-06-01 0.20905
2005-07-01 0.28381
2005-08-01 0.05709
2005-09-01 0.09581
2005-10-01 0.31784
2005-11-01 0.15534
2005-12-01 0.33576
2006-01-01 0.45449
2006-02-01 0.15171
2006-03-01 0.41873
2006-04-01 0.14603
2006-05-01 0.26366
2006-06-01 0.51275
2006-07-01 0.51860
2006-08-01 0.11168
2006-09-01 1.13362
2006-10-01 0.47985
2006-11-01 0.56918
2006-12-01 0.79944
2007-01-01 0.36085
2007-02-01 0.45726
2007-03-01 0.41371
2007-04-01 0.40562
2007-05-01 0.36456
2007-06-01 0.60577
2007-07-01 0.36165
2007-08-01 0.46866
2007-09-01 0.95090
2007-10-01 0.09763
2007-11-01 0.57590
2007-12-01 0.92575
2008-01-01 1.06643
2008-02-01 0.61760
2008-03-01 0.66406
2008-04-01 0.88954
2008-05-01 0.37952
2008-06-01 0.17718
2008-07-01 0.56353
2008-08-01 0.50343
2008-09-01 0.99605
2008-10-01 1.22089
2008-11-01 1.92368
2008-12-01 0.29695
2009-01-01 0.17876
2009-02-01 0.38499
2009-03-01 0.11972
2009-04-01 0.27625
2009-05-01 0.05918
2009-06-01 0.06488
2009-07-01 0.21898
2009-08-01 0.21904
2009-09-01 0.05245
2009-10-01 0.00000
2009-11-01 0.17239
2009-12-01 0.10108
2010-01-01 0.41108
2010-02-01 0.00000
2010-03-01 0.10730
2010-04-01 0.17085
2010-05-01 0.16524
2010-06-01 0.17045
2010-07-01 0.11594
2010-08-01 0.05316
2010-09-01 0.20785
2010-10-01 0.34737
2010-11-01 0.22748
2010-12-01 0.05488
2011-01-01 0.45811
2011-02-01 0.21823
2011-03-01 0.11747
2011-04-01 0.22166
2011-05-01 0.11884
2011-06-01 0.35552
2011-07-01 0.13409
2011-08-01 0.45596
2011-09-01 0.38065
2011-10-01 0.48082
2011-11-01 0.18169
2011-12-01 0.33778
2012-01-01 1.20875
2012-02-01 0.21354
2012-03-01 0.55088
2012-04-01 0.47066
2012-05-01 1.47067
2012-06-01 1.43737
2012-07-01 1.02916
2012-08-01 0.61764
2012-09-01 1.09851
2012-10-01 1.23089
2012-11-01 1.79559
2012-12-01 0.71387
2013-01-01 0.68279
2013-02-01 0.35378
2013-03-01 0.26279
2013-04-01 0.10091
2013-05-01 0.19880
2013-06-01 0.09762
2013-07-01 0.20967
2013-08-01 0.25779
2013-09-01 0.17147
2013-10-01 0.16723
2013-11-01 0.26431
2013-12-01 0.22773
2014-01-01 0.28572
2014-02-01 0.05329
2014-03-01 0.35734
2014-04-01 0.48974
2014-05-01 0.46782
2014-06-01 0.21823
2014-07-01 0.05956
2014-08-01 0.38926
2014-09-01 0.39152
2014-10-01 0.30463
2014-11-01 0.25731
2014-12-01 0.18244
2015-01-01 0.81166
2015-02-01 0.54838
2015-03-01 0.29058
2015-04-01 0.40766
2015-05-01 0.40799
2015-06-01 0.93294
2015-07-01 1.14278
2015-08-01 0.30861
2015-09-01 0.36659
2015-10-01 0.26369
2015-11-01 0.28125
2015-12-01 0.37245
2016-01-01 0.33792
2016-02-01 0.50967
2016-03-01 1.11972
2016-04-01 0.65751
2016-05-01 1.35916
2016-06-01 8.82248
2016-07-01 7.61397
2016-08-01 2.45714
2016-09-01 2.02655
2016-10-01 2.87455
2016-11-01 6.54227
2016-12-01 1.99517
2017-01-01 2.28175
2017-02-01 1.43689
2017-03-01 1.90030
2017-04-01 2.60313
2017-05-01 1.16053
2017-06-01 0.99138
2017-07-01 1.21439
2017-08-01 0.58970
2017-09-01 0.43106
2017-10-01 0.71565
2017-11-01 1.10615
2017-12-01 1.22731
2018-01-01 1.08107
2018-02-01 1.22712
2018-03-01 0.76516
2018-04-01 0.62406
2018-05-01 1.02057
2018-06-01 0.79303
2018-07-01 1.05786
2018-08-01 1.23932
2018-09-01 0.61632
2018-10-01 1.42636
2018-11-01 1.82504
2018-12-01 5.43352
2019-01-01 2.80981
2019-02-01 1.25404
2019-03-01 1.47312
2019-04-01 1.08800
2019-05-01 1.25978
2019-06-01 0.55357
2019-07-01 0.68094
2019-08-01 2.78084
2019-09-01 2.19504
2019-10-01 2.44481
2019-11-01 2.10026
2019-12-01 4.25017
2020-01-01 1.18667
2020-02-01 2.51132
2020-03-01 2.61969
2020-04-01 0.87885
2020-05-01 0.83604
2020-06-01 1.67560
2020-07-01 1.24440
2020-08-01 1.14121
2020-09-01 2.00066
2020-10-01 3.95481
2020-11-01 1.98843
2020-12-01 1.86565
2021-01-01 1.20071
2021-02-01 0.80376
2021-03-01 0.96132
2021-04-01 1.61280
2021-05-01 0.00000
2021-06-01 1.19120
2021-07-01 0.24268
2021-08-01 0.51687
2021-09-01 0.00000
2021-10-01 0.64538
2021-11-01 0.57113
2021-12-01 0.44728
2022-01-01 0.14537
2022-02-01 0.00000
2022-03-01 0.67005
2022-04-01 0.31735
2022-05-01 0.75713
2022-06-01 0.00000
2022-07-01 0.31864
2022-08-01 0.00000
2022-09-01 0.36655
2022-10-01 0.00000
2022-11-01 0.54907
2022-12-01 0.31882
2023-01-01 0.15105
2023-02-01 0.35522
2023-03-01 0.50310
2023-04-01 0.31884
2023-05-01 0.67997
2023-06-01 0.19217
2023-07-01 0.00000
2023-08-01 0.28098
2023-09-01 0.00000
2023-10-01 0.00000
2023-11-01 0.00000
2023-12-01 0.74064
2024-01-01 1.23939
2024-02-01 0.76075
2024-03-01 0.71921
2024-04-01 2.01305
2024-05-01 0.77969
2024-06-01 1.49274
2024-07-01 1.98798
2024-08-01 1.73382
2024-09-01 1.99144
2024-10-01 2.06572
2024-11-01 2.14271
2024-12-01 0.00000
2025-01-01 0.55490
2025-02-01 0.79900
2025-03-01 1.05471
2025-04-01 1.92487
2025-05-01 1.05494
2025-06-01 0.66568
2025-07-01 0.20555
2025-08-01 0.00000
2025-09-01 0.47003
2025-10-01 0.38107
2025-11-01 0.00000

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