Bar chart showing current and future political ad spending in the San Francisco metro area from Aug. 1 to Nov. 5, as of Sept. 20. Democrats have spent about $2m on ads for presidential, congressional and down-ballot races in the metro area; $126.9k from outside groups and $2.1m from campaigns themselves. Republicans have spent a total of $258k, $16.1k from outside groups and $242.1k from campaigns.