You only have so much time in the day and every four years you need to spend some of it to pick a President. ISideWith helps you get a head start on the research by matching you up with a candidate based on your answers to key issues.


The site offers you a lengthy selection of political opinion questions. You can answer as many or as few as you want (though more yields a better answer) and you’ll get a list of candidates and how much you match up with them at the end.

Each question offers a simple Yes or No choice, but you can also click “Other Stances” to open up more nuanced options, and even add your own. Each section has a few basic questions, but you can expand them to answer more questions if you want to get better results.


At any point during the quiz, you can click Learn More and then See Public Opinion to view how your answer compares with everyone else who took the quiz. You can break down those results by your state, city, ethnicity, or income level to get a feel for where you stand versus the rest of your country.

Of course, a quiz should never be a substitute for doing your own research and getting to know a candidate. If you’re trying to make sense of the mess, however, this is a good place to get started.

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