Online Tool Matches Voters with Ideal Presidential Candidate

The selection of U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan as Republican candidate Mitt Romney's running mate has put presidential race into overdrive now that we know who all the players are.

But do you really know which presidential candidate best matches your stance on those issues? It may surprise you to find out who Floridians' beliefs support.

A new website launched earlier this year to help voters match up with their ideal candidate, and it's quickly gaining popularity through social media channels. In fact, according to iSideWith.com's homepage, more than a million people have taken the free quiz to determine their ideal candidate since it launched in March.

The quiz covers everything from social issues to foreign policy and answers can be fine tuned: You can choose general or more detailed responses, and a scale allows you to set the level of importance for each issue. Your responses are then analyzed to determine your ideal candidate, complete with a breakdown of your response matches.

among the people who took the quiz in Florida, their positions matched views matched Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson at 49 percent of the time — more than any other candidate.

However, there isn't much of a separation between the remaining candidates.

President Barack Obama checks in second with 47 percent followed by GOP candidate Ron Paul at 44 percent.

And what about Romney? Just 42 percent of Floridians who took the quiz have the same views as he does on the key issues. That's good enough for fourth.

Seems to be a pretty handy tool, but does it work? You tell us. Take the free quiz on iSideWith.com and let us know what you think. Is the candidate it matched with you the candidate you plan to vote for?