Election Prediction With LA Times

Visitors to the LA Times site can now map their predictions for the forthcoming presidential election.

Users are also encouraged to share their voting scenarios by embedding the resultant maps on their own websites and blogs.

The map is divided into states which can be assigned to either Republican candidate John McCain or Democratic hopeful Barack Obama.

And clicking on each state reveals past election data so visitors have the latest stats at their fingertips as they make their predictions.

LA Times revealed that it has based the interactive map on its 2004 election tracker tool and added that the ability to share and embed the image is the key new feature.

More details on the map and how it could be improved can be found at Online Journalism Review.