Is Joni Ernst pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does Joni Ernst stand on Israel?

Joni Ernst (Republican, Iowa) is tied for the 26th most pro-Israel record in the US Senate, with a net score of +68: 3 sponsored bills, 23 cosponsorships, and 13 aligned floor votes on the pro-Israel side, with no recorded activity 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): 3 sponsored bills × 3 = 9 points; 23 cosponsored bills × 2 = 46 points; 13 aligned floor votes × 1 = 13 points. Subtotal: 68 points pro-Israel.
• Net score: +68 pro-Israel (68 pro-Israel points minus 0 pro-Palestine points).

Campaign finance

2026 cycle, source: FEC, filings through 2026-09-30. Total raised: $2,006,940. Total spent: $2,444,981. Cash on hand: $1,801,802.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting Ernst: $789,656 (2014–2026, 3 PACs, 49 donors, 503 bundled).

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

Where the supporting money comes from

• PAC money: $20,000 (3%, routed + independent expenditures).
• Individual donors: $256,322 (28%, 49 named individuals), of which $33,400 was routed through conduits and is counted once, under bundled.
• Bundled / earmarked: $546,734 (69%, 503 conduit donors).

How the buckets add up to $789,656: PAC money $20,000, plus named individual donors $256,322, minus $33,400 routed through conduits by 12 of those donors (counted once under bundled), plus bundled / earmarked $546,734, equals $789,656 hardline pro-Israel money supporting Ernst.

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

Scoring and classification: VoteLog methodology.