The graph shows information on midterm political advertising spending in 2010, 2014 and 2018 in the United States. The source projected that nearly 8.93 billion U.S. dollars were going to be spent on political ads in the country in 2018.
Midterm political advertising spending in the United States in 2010, 2014 and 2018 (in million U.S. dollars)
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Inside Radio. (September 6, 2018). Midterm political advertising spending in the United States in 2010, 2014 and 2018 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 31, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/470719/political-ad-spend/
Inside Radio. "Midterm political advertising spending in the United States in 2010, 2014 and 2018 (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. September 6, 2018. Statista. Accessed January 31, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/470719/political-ad-spend/
Inside Radio. (2018). Midterm political advertising spending in the United States in 2010, 2014 and 2018 (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 31, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/470719/political-ad-spend/
Inside Radio. "Midterm Political Advertising Spending in The United States in 2010, 2014 and 2018 (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Sep 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/470719/political-ad-spend/
Inside Radio, Midterm political advertising spending in the United States in 2010, 2014 and 2018 (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/470719/political-ad-spend/ (last visited January 31, 2023)
Midterm political advertising spending in the United States in 2010, 2014 and 2018 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], Inside Radio, September 6, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/470719/political-ad-spend/