United States 2026 · Every advertiser
Defend The Vote
This page ran 533 paid political ads on Facebook and Instagram between 30 July 2026 and 27 October 2026. Meta reports $1.5–1.9M of spend, which makes it the 31st largest advertiser of the 24,034 pages in our data. Advertiser type: Group or campaign. Most of its spend was on the Democrats’ side. Race: No specific race. Paid for by DEFEND THE VOTE ACTION FUND.
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 ↗
On the FEC record
DEFEND THE VOTE, a hybrid PAC with a non-contribution account (qualified). FEC committee C00764233 ↗
Independent expenditures reported to the FEC through 1 November 2026: $11.7M supporting Democrats or opposing Republicans in a general election, $0 supporting Republicans or opposing Democrats in a general election, $515.7K unplaced (opposition outside a general election, which is a fight inside a party, or a target whose party the filing does not name). The side above follows this record, not the wording of the ads: at least 90% of the dollars it placed for or against a party’s candidates went one way.
533
ads
$1.7M
reported spend, range $1.5–1.9M
3.0%
of spend on federal races
$150
median spend per ad
Meta and Google side by side
On MetaFacebook · Instagram
$1.7M
533 ads on 1 page, midpoint of Meta’s ranges, 4 May 2026 to 31 October 2026
- Largest page
- Defend The Vote · $1.7M
- Federal races
- 3.0%
- Median spend per ad
- $150
- Attack ads, of text ads
- 3.7%
On Google and YouTubeSearch · YouTube · Display
$1.7–2M
34 ads from 1 verified advertiser account, Google’s ranges, 4 May 2026 to 4 November 2026
- Against Meta spend
- 1.1×
- Formats
- 31 video · 3 text
- Impressions
- 47.5M+
- Targeting declared
- age on 28 ads · gender on 28 ads
- States named
- New Hampshire, Georgia, Texas, Michigan, Ohio, Connecticut
- Last ad shown
- 4 Nov
Google advertiser accounts
| Advertiser | Ads | Formats | States | First ad | Last ad | Spend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEFEND THE VOTE ACTION FUND | 34 | 31 video · 3 text | NH, GA, TX +3 | 10 Jul | 4 Nov | $1.7–2M |
Google publishes no ad text; the link on each account opens its ads in Google’s Ads Transparency Center. An account is tied to this page by its FEC committee; a party page lists its 1 largest.
Spend by week the ad started
Tone
Share of the 519 ads with text that our model classified. Attack ads name an opponent.
Most attacked
- Washington politicians$45K
- DOJ$793
- Trump Administration$99
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 3.0%, State 0.0%, No specific race 97%.
Spend by ad language: English 94%, Spanish 4.9%.
The costliest ads
The highest-spend ad of each distinct text, as it ran.
Make a plan to vote today. It’s quick, easy, and as important as ever this November.
21 October 2026 · Defend The Vote · $50–60K · 1M+ impressions · Informational · Ad Library
We’ve got the most important Senate race in the country. We’ve all got to get out there and vote, even when we may not want to.
15 October 2026 · Defend The Vote · $45–50K · 1M+ impressions · Informational · Ad Library
Making a plan to vote is as easy as watching a short video. And with so much on the line this November, don’t sit this one out.
23 October 2026 · Defend The Vote · $40–45K · 1M+ impressions · Informational · Ad Library
Early voting has started in Ohio! Make your plan to vote by Tuesday, November 3rd.
22 October 2026 · Defend The Vote · $30–35K · 1M+ impressions · Informational · Ad Library
Make your voice heard this election. Learn how, when, and where to vote for Senate.
15 October 2026 · Defend The Vote · $30–35K · 1M+ impressions · Informational · Ad Library
Washington politicians have never looked out for us. This election is our chance to change that. Make a plan to vote today!
15 October 2026 · Defend The Vote · $30–35K · 1M+ 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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