With less than 11 days to go to Election Day and votes already being cast in key battleground states, 80 percent of Predicto users say that Barack Obama will be the next President of the United States. As of today, Obama received 1,797 of 2,221 total votes. The number has surged by more than 40 percent since it was first asked during the first week in October.

A key factor behind Obama’s recent surge is certain to be lingering concerns regarding the stability of the US economy. In fact, despite recent positive movement in the markets, Predicto users still believe there are significant losses yet to come. When asked “Will the Dow close below 6,000 points this month?,” an alarming 55 percent of the over 4,000 survey participants voted yes to the 30 percent decline.

Predicto Mobile Phone Game, a division of NextWeb Media, is an interactive cell phone-enabled service engaging members on pop culture and current events. Members vote on the outcome of the day’s hot topics, and see how their prediction compares with the rest of the Predicto community. Each time members vote, they are entered to win prizes, up to $500 cash, while earning points that can be redeemed for ringtones, electronics and other gifts. Predicto offers its rapidly growing base of mobile and online members a game that’s on the pulse of the latest developments in entertainment, politics and more.