Over the final weekend of the historic U.S. presidential race, millions of Xbox LIVE members have the chance to voice who they’ll be voting for, providing an early look into the minds of young Americans this election. This also creates one of the first unofficial exit polls as early voting draws to a close.

Starting Friday, Oct. 31, Xbox LIVE members can select the candidate they plan to vote for on Nov. 4. Results will be posted election day. Following the Democratic and Republican National Conventions, nearly 100,000 LIVE Americans turned out to cast their “votes” in the first-ever poll over Xbox LIVE, making it larger than the combined samples from individual Gallup, NBC, and CNN polls. This initial poll resulted in Senator Obama trending 12 percent ahead Senator McCain, with a significant percentage of respondents still undecided.

Part of an initiative to help register new voters for this year’s election, Xbox LIVE has partnered with Rock the Vote, turning the Xbox 360 into an unexpected political forum with nearly 80,000 voter registration forms downloaded.