This statistic shows the total spending by outside groups during election cycles in the United States from 1990 to 2016. As of November 16, 2016 outside groups had spent over 1.4 billion U.S. dollars during the 2016 election cycle.
Outside group spending in United States political cycles from 1990 to 2016
(in U.S. dollars)
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opensecrets.org. (November 16, 2016). Outside group spending in United States political cycles from 1990 to 2016 (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/611303/outside-spending-in-us-political-cycles/
opensecrets.org. "Outside group spending in United States political cycles from 1990 to 2016 (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. November 16, 2016. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/611303/outside-spending-in-us-political-cycles/
opensecrets.org. (2016). Outside group spending in United States political cycles from 1990 to 2016 (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/611303/outside-spending-in-us-political-cycles/
opensecrets.org. "Outside Group Spending in United States Political Cycles from 1990 to 2016 (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Nov 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/611303/outside-spending-in-us-political-cycles/
opensecrets.org, Outside group spending in United States political cycles from 1990 to 2016 (in U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/611303/outside-spending-in-us-political-cycles/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Outside group spending in United States political cycles from 1990 to 2016 (in U.S. dollars) [Graph], opensecrets.org, November 16, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/611303/outside-spending-in-us-political-cycles/