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In less than two weeks, on Nov. 3, Americans across the country will make their voices heard by heading to the polls or mailing in their ballots.

The semester is halfway through, and Ohio University students are preparing for a week of midterms. It’s five days of high stress, zero sleep and caffeine overload. 

Stock market performance after midterm elections has historically exceeded pre-election returns, but the pattern does not reliably predict future gains.

Although Donald Trump’s presidency has brought about some of the stock market’s wildest vacillations in history, there’s no denying that the timeless Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES:^DJI), broad-based S&P 500 (SNPINDEX:^GSPC), and growth stock-dependent Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX:^IXIC) have generated outsize returns under Trump.

Midterm elections have a well-earned reputation for making investors a little nervous, as the stock market has often experienced greater volatility and weaker returns during midterm years. Many investors, though, may be surprised to learn that stocks have almost always generated stronger returns in the following year.