Where does Bernie Sanders stand on Israel?
Bernie Sanders (Independent, Vermont) has the most pro-Palestine record in the US Senate, with a net score of +71: 19 sponsored bills, 7 cosponsorships, and 12 aligned floor votes on the pro-Palestine side, against 3 cosponsorships and 6 votes on the pro-Israel side.
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.
2026 cycle, source: FEC, filings through 2026-10-14. Total raised: $26,476,153. Total spent: $15,524,841. Cash on hand: $21,692,072.
No hardline pro-Israel money tracked supporting or opposing Sanders.
Liberal pro-Israel (J Street) money: $10,520, 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.
Senator Sanders, Bernard, Independent of Vermont. Bernie Sanders (I-VT): the most pro-Palestine record in the US Senate, net score +71 (83 pro-Palestine vs 12 pro-Israel points). Votes, sponsorships, and funding, sourced to Congress.gov and the FEC.
Israel/Palestine weighted score: +71 pro-Palestine (12 pro-Israel points, 83 pro-Palestine points).
Israel/Palestine campaign finance · Full campaign-finance ledger
Data last synced: 2026-10-23.