From 2004 through 2010, spending on California propositions exceeded $1.8 billion

November 25, 2011

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From 2004 through 2010, over $1.8 billion was donated to the 84 ballot propositions that were on the 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008 and 2010 ballots in California.

This comes to an average donation total per proposition of slightly over $21.8 million, including donations to both the "yes" and the "no" sides.

Year	# of props on ballot	Total contributions	Average per prop
2004	20	$290,654,937	$14,532,746
2005	8	$417,197,129	$52,149,641
2006	15	$369,829,153	$24,655,276
2008	21	$477,712,766	$22,748,226
2009	6	$43,277,716	$7,212,952
2010	14	$235,674,934	$16,833,923
Totals:	84	$1,834,346,635.00	$21,837,459

See also

• Contributions to California ballot proposition campaigns