In what’s believed to be a national record for a congressional race, 6th District Republican Michele Bachmann’s staggering fundraising numbers show strong support at home but an even bigger boost nationally.

A Pioneer Press analysis of Bachmann’s $9.6 million tally — far more even than Minority Leader John Boehner has raised as he leads the Republican charge to take control of the House — shows what a conservative superstar Bachmann has become nationally: She is racking up big contributions from out of state at more than a 2-to-1 clip over those back home.

“It’s a broad amount of support, and we’re grateful for it,” campaign spokesman Sergio Gor said.

Of the $4 million Bachmann has raised in large contributions to date, $2.7 million comes from outside Minnesota. She has drawn heavily from conservative strongholds in Florida, Texas and Southern California. She has also raised $5 million in smaller, unitemized contributions.

That $2.7 million figure alone is larger than every other Minnesota congressional candidate’s fundraising totals except one — her challenger, Democratic-Farmer-Labor state Sen. Tarryl Clark.

“It tells me she’s a national figure in the conservative movement. She’s clearly captured the interest and enthusiasm of conservatives across the country,” said Steven Smith, a congressional scholar at St. Louis’ Washington University.

To put the money in perspective:

Bachmann has outraised Boehner by more than $2 million.

She has raised $481,000 from California, $350,000 from Texas and $277,000 from Florida. Any of those amounts beats the total raised by Republican Chip Carvaack, who is waging an upstart campaign to unseat longtime DFL incumbent Jim Oberstar in Minnesota’s 8th Congressional District.