Is J. D. Vance pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does J. D. Vance stand on Israel?

J. D. Vance (Republican, Ohio), a former member of the US Senate, has a pro-Israel record, with a net score of +17: 7 cosponsorships and 3 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): 7 cosponsored bills × 2 = 14 points; 3 aligned floor votes × 1 = 3 points. Subtotal: 17 points pro-Israel.
• Net score: +17 pro-Israel (17 pro-Israel points minus 0 pro-Palestine points).

Campaign finance

2026 cycle, source: FEC. Total raised: $194,274. Total spent: $139,529. Cash on hand: $190,377.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting Vance: $73,759 (2022, 2 PACs, 0 donors, 80 bundled).

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

Where the supporting money comes from

• PAC money: $10,000 (14%, routed + independent expenditures).
• Individual donors: $0 (0%, 0 named individuals).
• Bundled / earmarked: $63,759 (86%, 80 conduit donors).

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

Scoring and classification: VoteLog methodology.