Is John Thune pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does John Thune stand on Israel?

John Thune (Republican, South Dakota) is tied for the 24th most pro-Israel record in the US Senate, with a net score of +69: 27 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): 27 cosponsored bills × 2 = 54 points; 15 aligned floor votes × 1 = 15 points. Subtotal: 69 points pro-Israel.
• Net score: +69 pro-Israel (69 pro-Israel points minus 0 pro-Palestine points).

Campaign finance

2026 cycle, source: FEC, filings through 2026-09-30. Total raised: $4,679,036. Total spent: $2,146,218. Cash on hand: $17,917,155.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting Thune: $389,974 (2016–2026, 2 PACs, 23 donors, 180 bundled).

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

Where the supporting money comes from

• PAC money: $22,100 (6%, routed + independent expenditures).
• Individual donors: $183,183 (40%, 23 named individuals), of which $27,700 was routed through conduits and is counted once, under bundled.
• Bundled / earmarked: $212,391 (54%, 180 conduit donors).

How the buckets add up to $389,974: PAC money $22,100, plus named individual donors $183,183, minus $27,700 routed through conduits by 9 of those donors (counted once under bundled), plus bundled / earmarked $212,391, equals $389,974 hardline pro-Israel money supporting Thune.

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

Scoring and classification: VoteLog methodology.