This statistic shows the cost of ads aired in 2016 political races in the United States. As of August 18, 2016, an estimated 517 million U.S. dollars had been spent on 609,893 ads aired for the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
Cost of ads aired for 2016 political races in the United States, as of August 18, by race type (in million U.S. dollars)
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Wesleyan Media Project. (August 24, 2016). Cost of ads aired for 2016 political races in the United States, as of August 18, by race type (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 08, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/603664/cost-of-ads-aired-for-us-political-races-by-race/
Wesleyan Media Project. "Cost of ads aired for 2016 political races in the United States, as of August 18, by race type (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. August 24, 2016. Statista. Accessed December 08, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/603664/cost-of-ads-aired-for-us-political-races-by-race/
Wesleyan Media Project. (2016). Cost of ads aired for 2016 political races in the United States, as of August 18, by race type (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 08, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/603664/cost-of-ads-aired-for-us-political-races-by-race/
Wesleyan Media Project. "Cost of Ads Aired for 2016 Political Races in The United States, as of August 18, by Race Type (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Aug 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/603664/cost-of-ads-aired-for-us-political-races-by-race/
Wesleyan Media Project, Cost of ads aired for 2016 political races in the United States, as of August 18, by race type (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/603664/cost-of-ads-aired-for-us-political-races-by-race/ (last visited December 08, 2023)
Cost of ads aired for 2016 political races in the United States, as of August 18, by race type (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], Wesleyan Media Project, August 24, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/603664/cost-of-ads-aired-for-us-political-races-by-race/