This statistic shows the political advertising spending during the presidential elections in the United States in 2012 and 2016. In the 2016 presidential elections, political ad spend amounted to 9.84 billion U.S. dollars. An increase in comparison to 2012, when 9.41 billion U.S. dollars was spent on political ads.
Political advertising spending during the presidential elections in the United States in 2012 and 2016
(in million U.S. dollars)
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Radio Ink. (January 4, 2017). Political advertising spending during the presidential elections in the United States in 2012 and 2016 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/915863/political-advertising-spending-during-usa-presidential-elections/
Radio Ink. "Political advertising spending during the presidential elections in the United States in 2012 and 2016 (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. January 4, 2017. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/915863/political-advertising-spending-during-usa-presidential-elections/
Radio Ink. (2017). Political advertising spending during the presidential elections in the United States in 2012 and 2016 (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/915863/political-advertising-spending-during-usa-presidential-elections/
Radio Ink. "Political Advertising Spending during The Presidential Elections in The United States in 2012 and 2016 (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Jan 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/915863/political-advertising-spending-during-usa-presidential-elections/
Radio Ink, Political advertising spending during the presidential elections in the United States in 2012 and 2016 (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/915863/political-advertising-spending-during-usa-presidential-elections/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Political advertising spending during the presidential elections in the United States in 2012 and 2016 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], Radio Ink, January 4, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/915863/political-advertising-spending-during-usa-presidential-elections/
