Democratic National Convention by the Numbers
Here's a look at the Democratic National Convention - by the numbers:
- 751,087: Population of Charlotte, North Carolina.
- 35,000: Number of attendees expected at the Democratic National Convention.
- 15,000: Number of attendees from the media.
- Almost 6,000: Number of expected delegates.
- 13,950: Number of hotel rooms booked in the Charlotte metropolitan area by convention
attendees.
- 88.5%: Percentage of hotel rooms in the Charlotte area booked for the convention.
- $36 million: Amount Charlotte host committee is expected to spend on the DNC.
- $128.7 million: Expected economic impact on North Carolina from the Democratic National
Convention, according to Jones Lang LaSalle. This takes into account losses of $6.6
million from Charlotte-area residents avoiding downtown during the event.
- $150 million to $200 million: Expected economic impact on North Carolina, according
to the state Department of Commerce.
- $127.3 million: Total economic impact realized by Denver after the 2008 Democratic
National Convention.
- $8.6 million: Amount of money lost by Boston from hosting the 2004 Democratic National
Convention.
- $12 million: Amount spent by the Democratic National Convention Committee to remodel
Time Warner Cable Arena and Bank of America stadium.
- 70: Expected number of protest groups that will take part in demonstrations during
the convention.
- $50 million: Amount of federal funds allocated to Charlotte for police and security.
- 1,685: Number of police officers on the force in Charlotte. Another 1,000+ came from
area cities, counties and states to help.
SOURCE: CNN