There’s no doubt that the upcoming election is one of the most important in recent history, and certainly in the lifetimes of many who are voting. There’s a hitch, though: you’ve got to figure out who the heck to vote for. 

You’ve got two options for figuring out which wagon to jump on, which Joe the Plumber is for you. You can read, listen to, or watch the news (ridiculous option); or, you can do the right thing: take an online quiz.

All kidding aside, though, there’s a great quiz out there that’s getting some coverage called Glassbooth. Among the sea of “who should I vote for?” quizzes, Glassbooth does a couple of things differently that I think make it the best.

The first and most unique part of Glassbooth’s process is determining how important various issues are to you. The first page of the quiz has 16 issues, like “Gun Control,” “Taxes and Budget,” and so on. You get twenty points to split between the issues, depending on how important they are to you. I really like this way of doing it; with most things, you can simply go down the line and say “I think THIS issue is super-de-duperly important” for everything, but Glassbooth actually forces you to figure out how much you care about a specific issue in this election.

Once you’ve used your 20 points, it’s time to move on to the quiz. You’re given a series of statements, with issues you said you care about coming up more often, to support or oppose on a scale. Fill them out, and see your results. 

Your results page tells you who you align most with, and gives you a percentage, per issue, of your agreement with a particular candidate. Flip through your top three, and see where you align with various candidates.

You can also use Glassbooth to read about candidates, find out what they say and where they stand, and learn a lot. But hey, if you ask me? Take the darn quiz, and then go vote based solely on your outcome.

Please, don’t really do that. But do take the quiz- it’s a good way of seeing how you fall among the candidates. It only takes about 5 minutes, if you know what you believe (if you don’t- it might be a good thing to figure out)

Check out Glassbooth here (via Lifehacker).

If you’re of voting age, how will you decide who to vote for? Let us know in the comments.