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John Forbes for Polk County Supervisor

This page ran 23 paid political ads on Facebook and Instagram between 1 May 2026 and 28 May 2026. Meta reports $9.2–13.1K of spend, which makes it the 3,960th largest advertiser of the 24,034 pages in our data. Advertiser type: Candidate. Most of its spend was on the Democrats’ side. Race: Local.

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 ↗

23

ads

$11.1K

reported spend, range $9.2–13.1K

0.0%

of spend on federal races

$250

median spend per ad

Spend by week the ad started

4 May
1 Jun
6 Jul
3 Aug
7 Sep
5 Oct
 Spend still counting
2 Nov

Tone

Attack
43%
Promotional
57%

Share of the 23 ads with text that our model classified. Attack ads name an opponent.

Most attacked

  • Matt McCoy$4.7K
  • my opponent$250

Targets as the ads name them, by spend; the spellings of Donald Trump are counted together, other names as written.

Topics

Candidate profile
57%
Electoral process & turnout
39%
Infrastructure & energy
26%
Corruption & governance
22%
Health
22%
Agriculture & food
8.7%
Economy & cost of living
4.3%

Spend by race: Local 100%.

Spend by ad language: English 100%.

The costliest ads

The highest-spend ad of each distinct text, as it ran.

  • The real Matt McCoy votes with Republicans on the Polk County Board of Supervisors. Vote June 2 for Democrat John Forbes.

    12 May 2026 · John Forbes for Polk County Supervisor · $1.5–2K · 150K+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library

  • Lawsuits. Chaos. People are talking. It’s time to turn the page on Matt McCoy. Vote for Democrat John Forbes for Polk County Supervisor on June 2.

    11 May 2026 · John Forbes for Polk County Supervisor · $1.5–2K · 100K+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library

  • I’ve always believed in putting people first, not politics. It’s how I’ve approached my work as a pharmacist, a legislator and a business owner. Right now, the Polk County Board is caught up in division and infighting, and it’s getting in the way of doing the work that matters. I’m running to bring the focus back to results and to make sure county government is working for the people it serves. Vote for Democrat John Forbes for Polk County Supervisor on June 2.

    6 May 2026 · John Forbes for Polk County Supervisor · $1.5–2K · 125K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library

  • It's time to turn the page on scandal and dysfunction. Vote June 2 for Democrat John Forbes for Polk County Supervisor.

    19 May 2026 · John Forbes for Polk County Supervisor · $1–1.5K · 100K+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library

  • Zach Nunn = Republican 🔴 Randy Feenstra = Republican 🔴 Matt McCoy = Votes Republican 🔴 Ashley Hinson = Republican 🔴 This voter knows the real McCoy. Vote for Democrat John Forbes for Polk County Supervisor on June 2. 🔵

    15 May 2026 · John Forbes for Polk County Supervisor · $300 – $399 · 50K+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library

  • Polk County is a great place to live but we can’t ignore the real challenges in front of us. From water quality concerns to growing pressure on our mental health system, people want leadership focused on solutions and results, not politics and infighting. That’s the approach I’ll bring as your next Polk County Supervisor. Less politics. More results. Let’s move Polk County forward. Vote for Democrat John Forbes for Polk County Supervisor on June 2.

    11 May 2026 · John Forbes for Polk County Supervisor · $300 – $399 · 25K+ impressions · Promotional · 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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