MCCARTHY, KAREN
D Β· house Β· bioguide M000316
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- FEC candidate id
H4MO05069- Internal id
c2c00933-39ca-4490-b5ef-ee17ff8f60f7- Status
- challenger
Who this candidate represents
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), MO-05. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 772,256 |
| People | Median age | 37 |
| Income | Median household income | $67,634 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $39,381 |
| Income | In poverty | 14.2% |
| Income | Unemployed | 4.7% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.458 |
| Race | White alone | 61.0% |
| Race | Black alone | 22.0% |
| Race | Asian alone | 2.1% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 11.8% |
| Race | Two or more races | 10.0% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 7.2% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 88.8% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 7.2% |
| Education | High school or higher | 62.0% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 34.4% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 12.9% |
| Household | Family households | 55.1% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.29 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 37.8% |
| Housing | Median home value | $226,700 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $1,197 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 65.0% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 5.3% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 2.0% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 8.6% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 6.3% |
| Health | With a disability | 14.2% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 90.7% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 6.2% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 72.4% |
| Commute | Public transit | 1.3% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 15.9% |
Cycle financials
Source: FEC weball bulk file (cycle summary). Numbers in USD; 0 = no activity reported.
| Cycle | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand | Debts | Indiv. contribs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | $1,914 | $236,897 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 2004 | $99,691 | $324,704 | $234,983 | $0 | $3,550 |
| 2002 | $406,005 | $445,605 | $459,996 | $0 | $88,660 |
| 2000 | $433,185 | $331,907 | $499,595 | $0 | $100,875 |
| 1998 | $428,567 | $316,001 | $398,319 | $0 | $138,868 |
| 1996 | $488,706 | $221,339 | $285,754 | $0 | $205,348 |
| 1994 | $885,192 | $866,808 | $18,388 | $0 | $520,360 |
Elections
- 1994 general house Β· MO-5 β won
- 1996 general house Β· MO-5 β won
- 1998 general house Β· MO-5 β won
- 2000 general house Β· MO-5 β won
- 2002 general house Β· MO-5 β won
- 2004 general house Β· MO-5 β lost_general
Committees
- KAREN MCCARTHY FOR CONGRESS β principal Β· type H
Recent votes
No votes on file.
Sponsored & cosponsored bills
No sponsorships on file.
Election prediction
Cycle 2026 Β· model baseline-v1 Β· base rate 15.1%
P(win) = 25.1%
| Feature | Ξ P(win) |
|---|---|
| Base rate (historical) | 15.1% |
| D (major party) | +10.0% |
Baseline model (incumbency Γ party Γ office). Calibration: backtest Brier score is the reference, see npm run db:ingest -- --source=predict-backtest-election. Future model versions must beat baseline Brier on the same held-out cohort or they don't ship.
Connected on the graph
Outbound (13)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | John F. Kennedy School of Government | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | University of Kansas | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | University of Kansas | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | Shawnee Mission East High School | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | University of MissouriβKansas City | β | wikidata | |
| β | principal_candidate_of | KAREN MCCARTHY FOR CONGRESS | β | candidate_committees | |
| 2003-01-07 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 2001-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1999-01-06 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1997-01-07 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1995-01-04 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1977-01-01 | held_position | member of the Missouri House of Representatives | β | wikidata |