CNBC's election liveblog As results for the U.S. presidential election start trickling in, CNBC is covering updates live. Meanwhile, an NBC News exit poll showed that 34% of respondents said the state of democracy is the most important issue, while 31% pointed to the economy as a major concern.

History forecasts a market rally after elections Historically, stocks have mostly risen after a presidential election, though there can be some short-term volatility. The three major U.S. benchmarks on average have almost always clocked gains between Election Day and year-end,