Politics & Government

GOP Primary: Who's Donating in Buckhead?

Mitt Romney is beating Newt Gingrich in fundraising in metro Atlanta.

Super Tuesday is a day away, but so far Mitt Romney is beating former Georgia congressman Newt Gingrich in the money race in metro Atlanta.

Romney has raised $746,951 from Atlanta area donors while Gingrich has raised $299,685, according to campaign finance reports.

We took the latest fundraising reports from the Federal Election Commission and mapped them for the Atlanta area.

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A quick look at the mapped data shows that donations from the Buckhead area are stronger for Romney than for Gingrich.

Both Romney and Gingrich have campaign headquarters in Buckhead. The latest analysis by the New York Time's Five Thirty Eight blog and Real Clear Politics both show Gingrich is very likely to win Georgia on Tuesday, but probably not with enough votes to take all of the state's delegates.

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