Sofular is one of the localities of Hatay Merkez; it had 3,774 registered voters at the 2011 parliamentary election.
The neighborhood parts ways with the district as a whole. At the 2011 parliamentary election it went to AK Parti with 50.0%, while across Hatay Merkez the leading party was CHP, with AK Parti here running 23.5 points above its district average. At the 2010 referendum 59.7% of the neighborhood voted 'yes' — 31.5 points above the district average.
First place has changed hands 3 times here since 2009.