New Hampshire Primary Spending Per Vote (INFOGRAPHIC)

Mitt Romney won the New Hampshire primary, but not before spending nearly $1 million on television advertising in the state's biggest media market. Candidates, and their super-PAC sidekicks, spent $3.6 million on advertising in the Boston, Mass. media market, the biggest market in New Hampshire. How far did that money go in winning supporters? The Huffington Post, using voter data from the counties covered by the Boston media market and ad-buy data collected by Patch.com, calculated how much each candidate spent per vote received in the section of New Hampshire covered by the Boston media market.

Texas Gov. Rick Perry spent the most per vote -- $62.11 -- in HuffPost's calculation, despite only dropping $90,000 on an ad buy in the Boston market. He picked up .7 percent of the vote. Perry also took top spending honors in Iowa where each vote cost him $480, according to a cost-per-vote calculation done by Buzzfeed.

Of the top three candidates, former Massachusetts Gov. Romney got the most for his money in New Hampshire, at $11.51 per vote. Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman, thanks to help from his super PAC, spent the most of the top three at $37.65 per vote.

To see HuffPost's full report on the spending and advertising in the state click here.

Infographic by Chris Spurlock.

Comments

[Paul1081]

10:48 AM on 01/13/2012

He can't remember what it is he will cut when he gets to the White House. Why in the world would he be aloud on that stage after that? Moron......Atleast Obama can remember what Bush did, and so can I.

[dfranz]

10:03 AM on 01/13/2012

I never thought I'd say this but you have to give Ricko Perry some credit for saying the term Vulture Capitalism, although I doubt he thought it up since origional ideas aren't his specialty.

[Tejascc]

10:01 AM on 01/13/2012

So, whats the deal with the Perry picture? Cro-magnon, Neanderthal or Primate???

[WryAwry]

09:53 AM on 01/13/2012

I absolutely love these numbers! Except any repugnant-can't worth his salt knows that science is an inexact science ....

[OldMacdonald]

07:54 AM on 01/13/2012

I still say Perry missed his calling. He should have been a comedian or a sit com star.

[WryAwry]

09:54 AM on 01/13/2012

... and the insane one in "adult entertainment" ....

[94613]

07:06 AM on 01/13/2012

Citizens priced like a head of lettuce. I see Perry likes the Organic Hydro product. Costs more, tastes better.

[DonMadrid1500]

04:54 AM on 01/13/2012

That front page photo could be of the missing link

...he should reconsider his position on evolution.

[F4U Corsair]

07:51 AM on 01/13/2012

I thought it was Mick Jagger or the Geico guys.

[Bostontru2u]

03:49 AM on 01/13/2012

Cro-Magnon Man can't wait to go back to Texas to live in that "Mansion" the suckers down there is building for him. Look at that face....inner beauty.

[94613]

07:09 AM on 01/13/2012

WacoWest, Mitts 11,000 sq ft Compound looks soo Presidential. Know any Serfs, Itinerant Day Laborers ? Team Mitt needs a few good underlings underneath.

[Bostontru2u]

09:26 PM on 01/13/2012

Oh, he's already has his favorite underlings, his sons, plus the illegals who worked for him in Massachusetts.

[sdave]

03:37 AM on 01/13/2012

Wow, a lot of money Rick Perry spent to get basically 1% of the vote in New Hampshire. Sheesh, doesn't this guy have a state to run? My sympathy to the people of Texas for having this clown for a Governor.

[94613]

07:10 AM on 01/13/2012

Part-Time run, that is because it's a Part-Time position. Austin City Limits...

[Fan Tastic]

02:55 AM on 01/13/2012

don't texans just pump more oil at taxpayer expense to cover their campaign debt?

[94613]

07:12 AM on 01/13/2012

And they vent the excess gas, hence Perry's Campaign.

[confuseddemocrat]

01:57 AM on 01/13/2012

Wow Didn't think the GOPers had the ability to bully billionaires...........

But clearly the GOP leadership is punishing both Perry and Gingrich for harshly criticizing Mitt.
This is further evidence that this whole primary system in the GOP is a ruse designed to convince the GOP base to coalesce around the anointed choice of the GOP establishment.

The unspoken rule is to act like you are an opponent but really not fight ...the goal is to make the GOP "anointed one" seem legitimate.......

No one is suppose to challenge, discuss or explore positions  supported by the presumed nominee

I hope TPers realize that they are being manipulated and that they have been used once again by the very powerful to maintain status quo of the Bush-era policies

[JewishPhysician]

01:20 AM on 01/13/2012

Mr. Perry is a blow head of a blow life and he has a blow sunshine in his blow soul with a blow gun of blow ashtrays. Blow off Rick.

[PALEOLOGOS DRAGASH]

01:17 AM on 01/13/2012

That photo of Rick Perry is a stroke of genius!

Chita for President!

[demotom]

01:15 AM on 01/13/2012

Hey, Governor Perry: We wonder how many fired Texas public school teachers could have been rehired with an amount of $62.11 per Texas public school student. You seem to have no problem squandering $62.11 per vote in the New Hampshire primary, but cannot come up with an additional $62.11 per student in the Texas public schools. Your ego seems to be more important than the welfare of public school children in Texas.

[Seymourhiney]

01:13 AM on 01/13/2012

No one ever accused Rick Perry of intelligence, only aggorance.

[WryAwry]

09:55 AM on 01/13/2012

Does that mean he hasn't a clue about farming?