Most Valuable Celebrity Political Endorsements: Jay-Z & More (PHOTOS)

It’s been another big campaign season for celebrity endorsements. From Lady Gaga to Donald Trump, The Daily Beast crunched the numbers to find out which stars generate the most political publicity.

Colckwise from top left: Kevin Winter / Getty Images; Pete Souza / The White House; Stan Honda / AFP-Getty Images; Andy Martin Jr. / ZUMA Press

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Candidate: Obama

Newspaper coverage rank: 14
Television news rank: 16
Online news rank: 29
Twitter exposure rank: 27
Google rank: 26

Total funds contributed to campaign: $1,000,250
Total funds raised for campaign: not applicable

Alexis C. Glenn / Getty Images-pool

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Candidate: Obama

Newspaper coverage rank: 23
Television news rank: 22
Online news rank: 19
Twitter exposure rank: 21
Google rank: 27

Total funds contributed to campaign: $75,800, plus bundled $500,000+
Total funds raised for campaign: at least $1.75 million

Kevin Winter / Getty Images

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Candidate: Obama

Newspaper coverage rank: 18
Television news rank: 12
Online news rank: 44
Twitter exposure rank: 11
Google rank: 1

Total funds contributed to campaign: $66,600
Total funds raised for campaign: not available

Pablo Martinez Monsivais / AP

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Candidate: Obama

Newspaper coverage rank: 20
Television news rank: 20
Online news rank: 8
Twitter exposure rank: 27
Google rank: 8

Total funds contributed to campaign: $0
Total funds raised for campaign: not applicable

Brian Baer / Sacramento Bee-MCT-Landov

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Candidate: Obama

Newspaper coverage rank: 16
Television news rank: 18
Online news rank: 12
Twitter exposure rank: 9
Google rank: 16

Total funds contributed to campaign: $0
Total funds raised for campaign: at least $2.5 million

Andy Martin Jr. / ZUMA Press

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Candidate: Obama

Newspaper coverage rank: 13
Television news rank: 13
Online news rank: 24
Twitter exposure rank: 27
Google rank: 12

Total funds contributed to campaign: $50,000
Total funds raised for campaign: estimated $2 million

Ron Sachs / Getty Images-pool

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Candidate: Obama

Newspaper coverage rank: 17
Television news rank: 14
Online news rank: 27
Twitter exposure rank: 25
Google rank: 22

Total funds contributed to campaign: $71,600, plus bundled $500,000+
Total funds raised for campaign: at least $2 million

Pablo Martinez Monsivais / AP

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Candidate: Obama

Newspaper coverage rank: 9
Television news rank: 17
Online news rank: 5
Twitter exposure rank: 27
Google rank: 3

Total funds contributed to campaign: $5,000
Total funds raised for campaign: at least hundreds of thousands

Michele Eve Photography-Corbis

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Candidate: Obama

Newspaper coverage rank: 12
Television news rank: 10
Online news rank: 22
Twitter exposure rank: 17
Google rank: 13

Total funds contributed to campaign: $71,600
Total funds raised for campaign: at least $2.5 million

Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images

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Candidate: Obama

Newspaper coverage rank: 15
Television news rank: 15
Online news rank: 9
Twitter exposure rank: 8
Google rank: 5

Total funds contributed to campaign: $0
Total funds raised for campaign: not applicable

Kevin Winter / Getty Images

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Candidate: Obama

Newspaper coverage rank: 11
Television news rank: 11
Online news rank: 1
Twitter exposure rank: 27
Google rank: 4

Total funds contributed to campaign: $5,000
Total funds raised for campaign: at least $1 million

Odd Andersen / AP

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Candidate: Obama

Newspaper coverage rank: 7
Television news rank: 6
Online news rank: 14
Twitter exposure rank: 7
Google rank: 9

Total funds contributed to campaign: $0
Total funds raised for campaign: estimated $4 million

Terry Gilliam / AP

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Candidate: Obama

Newspaper coverage rank: 5
Television news rank: 5
Online news rank: 6
Twitter exposure rank: 16
Google rank: 10

Total funds contributed to campaign: $0
Total funds raised for campaign: estimated $4 million

Elise Amendola / AP

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Candidate: Obama

Newspaper coverage rank: 6
Television news rank: 9
Online news rank: 17
Twitter exposure rank: 12
Google rank: 11

Total funds contributed to campaign: $71,600
Total funds raised for campaign: not applicable

Mike Rozman / Warner Bros.-AP

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Candidate: Obama

Newspaper coverage rank: 4
Television news rank: 4
Online news rank: 10
Twitter exposure rank: 27
Google rank: 15

Total funds contributed to campaign: $71,600
Total funds raised for campaign: more than $15 million

Pete Souza / The White House via Getty Images

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Candidate: Obama

Newspaper coverage rank: 8
Television news rank: 7
Online news rank: 2
Twitter exposure rank: 4
Google rank: 7

Total funds contributed to campaign: $0
Total funds raised for campaign: not available

Julie Jacobson / AP

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Candidate: Obama

Newspaper coverage rank: 2
Television news rank: 2
Online news rank: 23
Twitter exposure rank: 6
Google rank: 21

Total funds contributed to campaign: $111,600
Total funds raised for campaign: not applicable

Mandel Ngan AFP-Getty Images

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Candidate: Obama

Newspaper coverage rank: 3
Television news rank: 3
Online news rank: 3
Twitter exposure rank: 5
Google rank: 2

Total funds contributed to campaign: $0
Total funds raised for campaign: not applicable

Manuel Balce Ceneta / AP

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Candidate: Obama

Newspaper coverage rank: 10
Television news rank: 8
Online news rank: 7
Twitter exposure rank: 3
Google rank: 14

Total funds contributed to campaign: $71,600, plus bundled $500,000+
Total funds raised for campaign: at least hundreds of thousands

Tom Pennington / Getty Images

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Candidate: Romney

Newspaper coverage rank: 1
Television news rank: 1
Online news rank: 4
Twitter exposure rank: 1
Google rank: 6

Total funds contributed to campaign: $10,000
Total funds raised for campaign: more than $2.5 million

Stan Honda / AFP-Getty Images

Most Valuable Celebrity Political Endorsements: Jay-Z & More (PHOTOS)

The Daily Beast crunched the numbers to find out which celebrities generate the most political publicity.

Lauren Streib