Is Jim McDermott pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does Jim McDermott stand on Israel?

Jim McDermott (Democrat, Washington), a former member of the US House, has a pro-Israel record, with a net score of +20: 5 cosponsorships and 11 aligned floor votes on the pro-Israel side, against 1 vote 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): 5 cosponsored bills × 2 = 10 points; 11 aligned floor votes × 1 = 11 points. Subtotal: 21 points pro-Israel.
  • Pro-Palestine activity (deduction): 1 aligned floor vote × 1 = 1 point. Subtotal: 1 point pro-Palestine.
  • Net score: +20 pro-Israel (21 pro-Israel points minus 1 pro-Palestine points).

Campaign finance

No FEC campaign-finance totals available for this member yet.

Pro-Israel money

No hardline pro-Israel money tracked supporting or opposing MCDERMOTT.

Liberal pro-Israel (J Street) money: $2,200, 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.

Jim McDermott's Full Israel/Palestine Voting Record

Rep. McDermott, Jim, Democrat of WA. Jim McDermott (D-WA): pro-Israel record, net score +20 (21 pro-Israel vs 1 pro-Palestine points). Votes, sponsorships, and funding, sourced to Congress.gov and the FEC.

Israel/Palestine weighted score: +20 pro-Israel (21 pro-Israel points, 1 pro-Palestine points).

Israel/Palestine campaign finance · Full campaign-finance ledger

Sponsored bills (1)

Cosponsored bills (5)

Roll-call votes (33)

Data last synced: 2026-10-22.