Is Mitch McConnell pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does Mitch McConnell stand on Israel?

Mitch McConnell (Republican, Kentucky) has the 22nd most pro-Israel record in the US Senate, with a net score of +71: 4 sponsored bills, 22 cosponsorships, and 15 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): 4 sponsored bills × 3 = 12 points; 22 cosponsored bills × 2 = 44 points; 15 aligned floor votes × 1 = 15 points. Subtotal: 71 points pro-Israel.
• Net score: +71 pro-Israel (71 pro-Israel points minus 0 pro-Palestine points).

Campaign finance

2026 cycle, source: FEC, filings through 2026-09-30. Total raised: $278,697. Total spent: $986,230. Cash on hand: $7,385,932.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting McConnell: $609,385 (2014–2022, 3 PACs, 38 donors, 292 bundled).

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

Where the supporting money comes from

• PAC money: $30,500 (5%, routed + independent expenditures).
• Individual donors: $146,588 (23%, 38 named individuals), of which $5,600 was routed through conduits and is counted once, under bundled.
• Bundled / earmarked: $437,897 (72%, 292 conduit donors).

How the buckets add up to $609,385: PAC money $30,500, plus named individual donors $146,588, minus $5,600 routed through conduits by 1 of those donor (counted once under bundled), plus bundled / earmarked $437,897, equals $609,385 hardline pro-Israel money supporting McConnell.

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

Scoring and classification: VoteLog methodology.