Is Cory Booker pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does Cory Booker stand on Israel?

Cory Booker (Democrat, New Jersey) has the 52nd most pro-Israel record in the US Senate, with a net score of +33: 1 sponsored bill, 17 cosponsorships, and 8 aligned floor votes on the pro-Israel side, against 1 sponsored bill, 2 cosponsorships, and 5 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): 1 sponsored bill × 3 = 3 points; 17 cosponsored bills × 2 = 34 points; 8 aligned floor votes × 1 = 8 points. Subtotal: 45 points pro-Israel.
• Pro-Palestine activity (deduction): 1 sponsored bill × 3 = 3 points; 2 cosponsored bills × 2 = 4 points; 5 aligned floor votes × 1 = 5 points. Subtotal: 12 points pro-Palestine.
• Net score: +33 pro-Israel (45 pro-Israel points minus 12 pro-Palestine points).

Campaign finance

2026 cycle, source: FEC, filings through 2026-09-30. Total raised: $20,663,771. Total spent: $9,284,353. Cash on hand: $22,571,904.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting Booker: $1,414,663 (2014–2026, 3 PACs, 70 donors, 488 bundled, including $7,000 just filed with the FEC).

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

Where the supporting money comes from

• PAC money: $10,000 (1%, routed + independent expenditures).
• Individual donors: $542,268 (30%, 70 named individuals), of which $114,400 was routed through conduits and is counted once, under bundled.
• Bundled / earmarked: $976,795 (69%, 488 conduit donors, including $7,000 just filed).

How the buckets add up to $1,414,663: PAC money $10,000, plus named individual donors $542,268, minus $114,400 routed through conduits by 26 of those donors (counted once under bundled), plus bundled / earmarked $976,795, equals $1,414,663 hardline pro-Israel money supporting Booker.

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

Scoring and classification: VoteLog methodology.