The US presidential election costs equal the budget earmarked for the medical treatment of 54891 residents of the State of California, and/or education of 123774 pupils in that state.

California is the most populous state in the US, accommodating around 39 million people.

In accordance to official statistical figures released in the year 2016; roughly 6.2 million people are mired in poverty in this state, constituting 16.4% of the families who reside over there, which shows a surge in the rate of poverty in California, compared to the year 2014.

Meanwhile, the US presidential hopefuls have officially announced that up to now they have spent nearly $101 million for their presidential election campaigns in the State of California.

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