This statistic shows the number of ads aired in the 2012 and 2016 political races in the United States. As of August 18, 2016, 609,657 ads had been aired for the 2016 U.S. presidential election, at an estimated cost of 517 million U.S. dollars.
Number of advertisements aired for political races in the United States, in 2012 and 2016, by race type
Characteristic
2012
2016
President
712,204
609,657
Senate
338,499
280,416
Governor
166,803
233,566
House
167,535
143,423
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Wesleyan Media Project. (August 24, 2016). Number of advertisements aired for political races in the United States, in 2012 and 2016, by race type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 20, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/603737/ads-aired-for-us-political-races-by-race/
Wesleyan Media Project. "Number of advertisements aired for political races in the United States, in 2012 and 2016, by race type." Chart. August 24, 2016. Statista. Accessed February 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/603737/ads-aired-for-us-political-races-by-race/
Wesleyan Media Project. (2016). Number of advertisements aired for political races in the United States, in 2012 and 2016, by race type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/603737/ads-aired-for-us-political-races-by-race/
Wesleyan Media Project. "Number of Advertisements Aired for Political Races in The United States, in 2012 and 2016, by Race Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Aug 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/603737/ads-aired-for-us-political-races-by-race/
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Number of advertisements aired for political races in the United States, in 2012 and 2016, by race type [Graph], Wesleyan Media Project, August 24, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/603737/ads-aired-for-us-political-races-by-race/
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