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
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Spending 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 August 25, 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 August 25, 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: August 25, 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 August 25, 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/