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 January 07, 2025, 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 January 07, 2025. 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: January 07, 2025. 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 January 07, 2025)
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/
