# Glascock County, Georgia

Glascock County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,884, making it the fourth-least populous county in Georgia. The county seat is Gibson. The county was created on December 19, 1857.

## History

The county is named after Thomas Glascock, a soldier in the War of 1812, general in the First Seminole War and U.S. representative.

## Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 144 square miles (370 km$^2$), of which 144 square miles (370 km$^2$) is land and 0.7 square miles (1.8 km$^2$) (0.5%) is water. It is the fourth-smallest county in Georgia by area. Behind Clayton, Rockdale, and Clarke Counties.
The vast majority of Glascock County is located in the Upper Ogeechee River sub-basin of the Ogeechee River basin, with just the very northeastern corner of the county, northeast of State Route 80, located in the Brier Creek sub-basin of the Savannah River basin.

### Major highways

* State Route 80
* State Route 102
* State Route 123
* State Route 171

### Adjacent counties

* Warren County - north
* Jefferson County - southeast
* Hancock County - northwest
* Washington County - southwest

## Communities
### Cities

* Edge Hill
* Gibson (county seat)

### Town

* Mitchell

### Unincorporated communities

* Agricola
* Bastonville

## Demographics

Glascock County racial composition :
| Race | Num. | Perc. |
| White | 2,573 | 89.22% |
| Black or African American | 196 | 6.8% |
| Asian | 7 | 0.24% |
| Pacific Islander | 2 | 0.07% |
| Other/Mixed | 54 | 1.87% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 52 | 1.8% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 2,884 people, 1,108 households, and 726 families residing in the county.

## Politics

Glascock County, a rural, sparsely-populated, majority-white county, is arguably the most Republican of Georgia's 159 counties, and one of the most Republican counties in the United States, with over 90 percent of voters supporting Donald Trump in 2024. In addition, Republican percentages have been in the 80s since 2004, and the last Democrat to win the county was Georgian Jimmy Carter in 1980. This is despite being surrounded by Democratic counties.
United States presidential election results for Glascock County, Georgia :
| Year | Republican | Republican | Democratic | Democratic | Third party(ies) | Third party(ies) |
| Year | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % |
| 2024 | 1,534 | 91.86% | 133 | 7.96% | 3 | 0.18% |
| 2020 | 1,402 | 89.58% | 155 | 9.90% | 8 | 0.51% |
| 2016 | 1,235 | 88.85% | 138 | 9.93% | 17 | 1.22% |
| 2012 | 1,135 | 84.96% | 176 | 13.17% | 25 | 1.87% |
| 2008 | 1,202 | 84.17% | 210 | 14.71% | 16 | 1.12% |
| 2004 | 1,016 | 80.00% | 250 | 19.69% | 4 | 0.31% |
| 2000 | 763 | 74.80% | 249 | 24.41% | 8 | 0.78% |
| 1996 | 532 | 52.78% | 348 | 34.52% | 128 | 12.70% |
| 1992 | 516 | 50.94% | 316 | 31.19% | 181 | 17.87% |
| 1988 | 580 | 73.42% | 210 | 26.58% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1984 | 827 | 72.29% | 317 | 27.71% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1980 | 510 | 44.82% | 614 | 53.95% | 14 | 1.23% |
| 1976 | 371 | 34.51% | 704 | 65.49% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1972 | 578 | 93.38% | 41 | 6.62% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1968 | 185 | 19.17% | 47 | 4.87% | 733 | 75.96% |
| 1964 | 836 | 86.19% | 134 | 13.81% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1960 | 180 | 37.58% | 299 | 62.42% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1956 | 110 | 25.94% | 314 | 74.06% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1952 | 233 | 37.95% | 381 | 62.05% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1948 | 13 | 2.58% | 123 | 24.40% | 368 | 73.02% |
| 1944 | 161 | 33.61% | 318 | 66.39% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1940 | 76 | 18.54% | 332 | 80.98% | 2 | 0.49% |
| 1936 | 68 | 15.45% | 369 | 83.86% | 3 | 0.68% |
| 1932 | 7 | 1.75% | 393 | 98.25% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1928 | 225 | 64.66% | 123 | 35.34% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1924 | 26 | 12.68% | 111 | 54.15% | 68 | 33.17% |
| 1920 | 83 | 26.35% | 232 | 73.65% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1916 | 8 | 2.76% | 126 | 43.45% | 156 | 53.79% |
| 1912 | 3 | 1.63% | 109 | 59.24% | 72 | 39.13% |