Gold after the 2010 midterm elections
After the 2010 midterm on 2 Nov 2010, gold was 26.9% higher twelve months later, from the November 2010 monthly average of $1,370 a troy ounce; the president's party, the Democratics, lost the House.
- Gold, Nov 2010
- $1,370
- +3 months
- +0.4%
- +6 months
- +10.4%
- +12 months
- +26.9%
- Silver +12 months
- +24.9%
In context
Barack Obama (D) was president.
Three months after the election gold was 0.4% higher, and six months after 10.4% higher.
That year was 13.3 points above the average midterm year (+13.7%).
Silver did worse than gold over the same twelve months, +24.9%.
Of the 13 midterms since 1974, the year after 2010 ranks 3rd for gold.
Monthly average prices in U.S. dollars per troy ounce (Kitco.com and the World Bank Pink Sheet), from the last full month before a period to its last full month; the record runs Feb 1971 to Oct 2026. What the record did, not a forecast.
Updated Oct 2026 · record through Oct 2026