Kecelbaba ranks 119th by electorate among the 122 localities of Patnos. The neighborhood has a single ballot box, and 33 voters were registered there for the 2023 parliamentary election.
24 people voted at that election. Yeşil Sol Parti took the most votes with 10; CHP followed with 7. Yeşil Sol Parti's share here is 4.4 points below the district average. In the presidential runoff, 13 of 20 valid votes went to Recep Tayyip Erdoğan — 37.4 points above the district average. At the 2017 referendum 16 of 23 valid votes were 'no' — 4.2 points above the district average.
At the 2024 local election the neighborhood went to DEM Parti with 14 votes, while Patnos as a whole was won by AK Parti. Turnout at the 2024 local election was 84.4%, 16.5 points above the district average. At the 2011 parliamentary election independents and AK Parti finished level, on 20 votes each. First place has changed hands 5 times here since 2009.