shareUpdate: Obama-Romney have raised majority of Va. funds in NoVa
Date: 07/02/2012
Presidential candidates Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama each have raised nearly $2 million total from Virginia individuals this year. More than half of each candidate's funds have been raised in Northern Virginia.
Funds raised by region
| Region | Obama | Romney |
| Capital Region | $164,665 |
$106,624 |
| Coalfields/Southwest |
$7,200 |
$37,750 |
| I-95 Corridor |
$20,850 |
$16,554 |
| Inside the Beltway |
$736,318 |
$820,158 |
| Northern Virginia |
$604,321 |
$743,778 |
| Peninsula |
$30,176 |
$38,082 |
| Piedmont |
$145,521 |
$39,150 |
| Roanoke/New River |
$39,385 |
$47,200 |
| Shenandoah Valley |
$22,994 |
$32,525 |
| South Hampton Roads |
$54,070 |
$57,315 |
| Southside |
$2,300 |
$7,525 |
Romney holds an overall lead in Virginia among donors who have given at least $200. Romney has raised $1.9 million -- 78 percent from Northern Virginia. Obama has raised $1.8 million -- 70 percent from Northern Virginia.
The figures do not include totals from small donors.
In May, Romney out-raised Obama $547,759 to $391,745, according to a list of itemized presidential donors from Virginia provided by the Virginia Public Access Project and the nonprofit Center for Responsive Politics. However, Obama received more donations: 855 donations of $200 or more compared to 515 for Romney.
VPAP has created a ZIP Code map that provides a side-by-side comparison of money raised by Obama and Romney:
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In May, $200-plus Va. donors gave more to Romney than Obama
WESLEY P. HESTER