Yukarikopuz ranks 75th by electorate among the 75 localities of Eleşkirt. The neighborhood has a single ballot box, and 20 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 Yeşil Sol Parti with 8 votes, while across Eleşkirt the leading party was AK Parti with 43.1%, leaving Yeşil Sol Parti at 34.0%. In the presidential runoff, 4 of 7 valid votes went to Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu; across the district that share was 37.5%. At the 2017 referendum 18 of 21 valid votes were 'yes'; across the district the 'yes' share was 74.8%.
At the 2024 local election the neighborhood went to DEM Parti with 16 votes, while Eleşkirt as a whole was won by AK Parti. Turnout at the 2023 parliamentary election was 80.0%, 11.1 points above the district average.