Check Out Facebook and Foursquares Real-Time Voting Maps

Want a live look at voting patterns across the United States this Election Day? Facebook and Foursquare both have real-time maps of polling place check-ins across the country, broken down by state.

Facebook's map runs on autopilot: Load it up, sit and watch, almost like an iTunes visualization. Blue dots show a polling place check-in, while a counter above tallies the total check-ins. The map can also be switched into an impressive full-screen view.

Facebook's voting check-in data can also be broken down by state, showing peak voting times and age/gender breakdowns:

Over on Foursquare's map, the premise is much the same: a live map shows check-ins by state, although it doesn…
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