Obama-Romney have raised majority of Va. funds in NoVa

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

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In May Romney outraised Obama in Va. donations of $200 or more

WESLEY P. HESTER

July 2, 2012

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