Is Jim Clyburn pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does Jim Clyburn stand on Israel?

Jim Clyburn (Democrat, South Carolina) is tied for the 204th most pro-Israel record in the US House, with a net score of +32: 8 cosponsorships and 26 aligned floor votes on the pro-Israel side, against 2 cosponsorships and 6 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): 8 cosponsored bills × 2 = 16 points; 26 aligned floor votes × 1 = 26 points. Subtotal: 42 points pro-Israel.
• Pro-Palestine activity (deduction): 2 cosponsored bills × 2 = 4 points; 6 aligned floor votes × 1 = 6 points. Subtotal: 10 points pro-Palestine.
• Net score: +32 pro-Israel (42 pro-Israel points minus 10 pro-Palestine points).

Campaign finance

2026 cycle, source: FEC, filings through 2026-09-30. Total raised: $1,662,268. Total spent: $1,610,787. Cash on hand: $1,890,608.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting Clyburn: $112,500 (2022–2024, 2 PACs, 11 donors, 81 bundled).

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

Where the supporting money comes from

• PAC money: $13,900 (12%, routed + independent expenditures).
• Individual donors: $26,400 (4%, 11 named individuals), of which $21,500 was routed through conduits and is counted once, under bundled.
• Bundled / earmarked: $93,700 (83%, 81 conduit donors).

How the buckets add up to $112,500: PAC money $13,900, plus named individual donors $26,400, minus $21,500 routed through conduits by 10 of those donors (counted once under bundled), plus bundled / earmarked $93,700, equals $112,500 hardline pro-Israel money supporting Clyburn.

Liberal pro-Israel (J Street) money: $45,700, 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.