Analogy for Electrical potential

[bolzano95]

When the eletctric field was defined I could totally relate to E is like g in mechanics.

But for the electric potential I don't know. What would be equivalent analogy?

 

[Drakkith]

Gravitational potential. It's the gravitational potential energy divided by the mass of the object.

 

[Dale]

But for the electric potential I don't know. What would be equivalent analogy?

The electric potential is like g*height (or altitude). For gravity $\vec{g}=-\nabla (gh)$ and for electricity $\vec{E}=-\nabla \phi$