As ordered by the following measures:
Top 10 for undergraduate degrees, D.
Bottom 10, R.
-----Of those remaining:
Top 5 for percentage of population Non-Hispanic whites growth 2000-2010, R.
Bottom 5, D.
-----Of those remaining:
Top 3 by % for McCain, R
Top 3 by % for Obama, D
-----Of those remaining:
Top 3 for union membership, D.
Bottom 3, R.
-----Of those remaining:
Top 3 highest religious population, R.
Bottom 3, D.
-----Those remaining are swing states.
Oh, wait, that's THIS election.
Just imagine what those figures will be in 2048 and you've got your map, basically.