Nov 7, 2024 - Politics

Charted: Iowa's political ad dollars

Jason Clayworth

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Bar chart showing current and future political ad spending in Iowa from Jan. 1 to Nov. 5, as of Oct. 31. Democrats have spent about $31m on ads for presidential, congressional and down-ballot races in the state; $15.5m from outside groups and $15.5m from campaigns themselves. Republicans have spent a total of $51m, $29m from outside groups and $22m from campaigns. — Data: AdImpact; Note: "Campaigns" include spending by candidates or in coordination with party committees; "Outside groups" includes spending by non-candidate groups and party committees; Chart: Axios Visuals

Republicans outspent Democrats on political advertising in Iowa by nearly $20 million.

The number includes presidential and down-ballot races.

By the numbers: Republican campaign and outside groups spent about $51 million in Iowa as of Oct. 31.

That's minor compared to the party's national outlay of about $3.5 billion.

Meanwhile, Democratic spending in Iowa was around $31 million — out of about $4.5 billion across the U.S.

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