Otlubayir ranks 119th by electorate among the 124 localities of Ağrı. The neighborhood has a single ballot box, and 32 voters were registered there for the 2023 parliamentary election.
The neighborhood parts ways with the district as a whole. At the 2023 parliamentary election it went to AK Parti with 12 votes, while across Ağrı the leading party was Yeşil Sol Parti with 47.2%, leaving AK Parti at 34.6%. In the presidential runoff, 19 of 26 valid votes went to Recep Tayyip Erdoğan; across the district that share was 46.4%. At the 2017 referendum 42 of 44 valid votes were 'yes'; across the district the 'yes' share was 53.8%.
At the 2024 local election the neighborhood went to AK Parti with 15 votes, while Ağrı as a whole was won by DEM Parti. Turnout at the 2024 local election was 97.4%, 28.3 points above the district average.