Is Mike Rounds pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does Mike Rounds stand on Israel?

Mike Rounds (Republican, South Dakota) is tied for the 34th most pro-Israel record in the US Senate, with a net score of +56: 2 sponsored bills, 19 cosponsorships, and 12 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): 2 sponsored bills × 3 = 6 points; 19 cosponsored bills × 2 = 38 points; 12 aligned floor votes × 1 = 12 points. Subtotal: 56 points pro-Israel.
• Net score: +56 pro-Israel (56 pro-Israel points minus 0 pro-Palestine points).

Campaign finance

2026 cycle, source: FEC, filings through 2026-09-30. Total raised: $3,652,639. Total spent: $3,774,714. Cash on hand: $1,747,953.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting Rounds: $463,754 (2014–2026, 3 PACs, 21 donors, 188 bundled, including $52,037 just filed with the FEC).

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

Where the supporting money comes from

• PAC money: $22,500 (5%, routed + independent expenditures).
• Individual donors: $98,900 (15%, 21 named individuals), of which $30,000 was routed through conduits and is counted once, under bundled.
• Bundled / earmarked: $372,354 (80%, 188 conduit donors, including $47,037 just filed).

How the buckets add up to $463,754: PAC money $22,500, plus named individual donors $98,900, minus $30,000 routed through conduits by 10 of those donors (counted once under bundled), plus bundled / earmarked $372,354, equals $463,754 hardline pro-Israel money supporting Rounds.

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

Scoring and classification: VoteLog methodology.