Is Chris Coons pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does Chris Coons stand on Israel?

Chris Coons (Democrat, Delaware) is tied for the 47th most pro-Israel record in the US Senate, with a net score of +37: 19 cosponsorships and 10 aligned floor votes on the pro-Israel side, against 1 sponsored bill, 3 cosponsorships, and 2 votes on the pro-Palestine side.

Net score breakdown

Weights: sponsoring a scored bill 3 points, authoring a scored amendment 3 points, cosponsoring a scored bill 2 points, an aligned floor vote 1 point.

• Pro-Israel activity (additions): 19 cosponsored bills × 2 = 38 points; 10 aligned floor votes × 1 = 10 points. Subtotal: 48 points pro-Israel.
• Pro-Palestine activity (deduction): 1 sponsored bill × 3 = 3 points; 3 cosponsored bills × 2 = 6 points; 2 aligned floor votes × 1 = 2 points. Subtotal: 11 points pro-Palestine.
• Net score: +37 pro-Israel (48 pro-Israel points minus 11 pro-Palestine points).

Campaign finance

2026 cycle, source: FEC, filings through 2026-09-30. Total raised: $4,837,552. Total spent: $2,006,528. Cash on hand: $5,016,224.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting Coons: $969,662 (2014–2026, 4 PACs, 27 donors, 350 bundled, including $25,864 just filed with the FEC).

Pro-Israel money spent AGAINST Coons: $0. No tracked pro-Israel money spent against this member.

Where the supporting money comes from

• PAC money: $28,500 (3%, routed + independent expenditures).
• Individual donors: $219,100 (20%, 27 named individuals), of which $22,750 was routed through conduits and is counted once, under bundled.
• Bundled / earmarked: $744,812 (77%, 350 conduit donors, including $20,864 just filed).

How the buckets add up to $969,662: PAC money $28,500, plus named individual donors $219,100, minus $22,750 routed through conduits by 6 of those donors (counted once under bundled), plus bundled / earmarked $744,812, equals $969,662 hardline pro-Israel money supporting Coons.

Liberal pro-Israel (J Street) money: $20,500, tracked in its own tier and not included in the hardline total.

Full committee and donor lists: Israel/Palestine campaign finance.

Scoring and classification: VoteLog methodology.