Romney outraising President Obama in the Tri-State

CINCINNATI - Donors in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana donated nearly $1.5 million more to Mitt Romney's presidential campaign than to President Obama's, according to the Center for Responsive Politics' website opensecrets.org .

Romney's campaign has brought in $4,163,218 while $2,666,331 has been donated President Obama re-election efforts.

Below are the areas that have contributed the most thus far to the presidential campaign, broken down by zip code in Ohio and Kentucky:

45243 - INDIAN HILL
$1,858,076

45208 - HYDE PARK
$734,637

41017 - EDGEWOOD, VILLA HILLS, FORT MITCHELL
$263,202
    
45242 - MONTGOMERY, BLUE ASH
$266,693

45140 - LOVELAND
$106,551

45211 - CHEVIOT
$42,766
 
According to the Federal Election Commission , individuals can contribute a maximum of $2,500 per election. The biggest individual contributors from our area according to opensecrets.org are:

•     Several members of the Lindner family contributed a total of $32,500 to Mitt Romney
•     Tim Clarke, Netherland Rubber Company, $5,000 to Mitt Romney
•     Nathan Bachman, self-employed, $5,000 to Mitt Romney
•     Mary Compton, Investment Decision Analytics, $5,000 to President Obama
•     Barbara Gould,  $5,000 to President Obama
•     Bob Castellini, The Castellini Company, $2,500 to Mitt Romney
•     Susan Castellini, homemaker,  $2,500 to Mitt Romney
•     John Barrett,  $2,500 to Mitt Romney
•     Three of the Joseph family from Joseph Auto contributed $2,500 each to Mitt Romney    

 *Note: The campaign contributions are for the 2012 election cycle and based on Federal Election Commission data released on Monday, July 9, 2012.