United States 2026 · Every advertiser
Blue Ridge Times
This page ran 184 paid political ads on Facebook and Instagram between 6 May 2026 and 23 October 2026. Meta reports $20.7–40.5K of spend, which makes it the 1,883rd largest advertiser of the 24,034 pages in our data. Advertiser type: Media. Most of its spend took no side. Race: No specific race. Paid for by The Blue Ridge Times.
Data from the Meta Ad Library, pulled 4 November 2026. Election on 3 November 2026. · Every ad of this page in Meta’s Ad Library ↗
184
ads
$30.6K
reported spend, range $20.7–40.5K
6.2%
of spend on federal races
$50
median spend per ad
Spend by week the ad started
Tone
Share of the 184 ads with text that our model classified. Attack ads name an opponent.
Most attacked
- liberal$12.1K
- Roy Cooper and Gavin Newsom$450
- liberal news$396
- Jon Ossoff$350
- Roy Cooper$299
- Roy Cooper and establishment Democrats$250
Targets as the ads name them, by spend; the spellings of Donald Trump are counted together, other names as written.
Topics
Spend by race: Federal 6.2%, No specific race 94%.
Spend by ad language: English 100%.
The costliest ads
The highest-spend ad of each distinct text, as it ran.
Tired of liberal spin? The Blue Ridge Times tells the truth—without the agenda.
19 June 2026 · Blue Ridge Times · $1.5–2K · 50K+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library
Commonsense news is a lot closer than you think. Follow us for local, conservative news without the spin.
24 August 2026 · Blue Ridge Times · $1.5–2K · 100K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
Deadline Extended For USDA Block Grants For Ag and Timber Loss Related To Helene “We have already received over 1,000 applications but want to be sure everyone who has eligible losses applies, so we are giving farmers more time to get their applications and information submitted,” said Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler. “The farmer deadline and the timber owner deadline will both now be June 12.” Read more:
20 May 2026 · Blue Ridge Times · $700 – $799 · 60K+ impressions · Informational · Ad Library
What “Patient Group” Put on Asheville's "Community Vigil"? Despite the patient-focused branding, the astroturf group has never paid out a single dollar in grants across any of its entities (c(3) Form 990s, c(4) Form 990s) in any year on record. No patient services. No community investment. Just six-figure salaries, outside consultants, and political advertising funded by donors the public is never allowed to see. Read more:
1 July 2026 · Blue Ridge Times · $500 – $599 · 50K+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library
President Trump Visits North Carolina To Campaign For Republicans, Including Michael Whatley For Senate President Trump said, "You can either vote for Roy Cooper to set loose criminals who rape and murder your children...Or you can vote for Michael Whatley to protect and defend your children...Michael Whatley is the candidate of LAW AND ORDER." Read more here:
24 September 2026 · Blue Ridge Times · $400 – $499 · 30K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
Gavin Newsom Comes To North Carolina To Campaign For Former Governor Roy Cooper “Radical Roy Cooper and his best friend Gavin Newsom are rallying today to bring California’s ‘progressive’ agenda to North Carolina. Newsflash for Cooper- North Carolina wants nothing to do with the radical destruction Newsom has unleashed onto his state. Cooper has followed the lead of Newsom time and time again- releasing violent criminals, standing with the woke mob against parents, and supporting the transgende
10 September 2026 · Blue Ridge Times · $400 – $499 · 25K+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library
Figures cover domestic political ads paid in dollars, from 4 May 2026. Spend is the sum of Meta’s range midpoints; impressions above one million are reported as “1M+”, so impression figures are floors. Each ad counts in the week its delivery started, with its lifetime spend at our last pull; ads still running before the vote are counted as of 31 October 2026.
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