Karlidere is one of the localities of Muş; it had 111 registered voters at the 2015 parliamentary election.
93 people voted at that election. AK Parti took the most votes with 39; Yeşil Sol Parti followed with 36. AK Parti's share here is 2.2 points below the district average. In the presidential election, 62 of 106 valid votes went to Recep Tayyip Erdoğan — 3.9 points above the district average. At the 2017 referendum 75 of 106 valid votes were 'yes' — 6.1 points above the district average.
First place has changed hands 3 times here since 2009. At the 2015 parliamentary election 15 of 93 ballots cast were ruled invalid (16.1%), well above the district average. The tightest race came at the 2015 parliamentary election: AK Parti took 39 votes to Yeşil Sol Parti's 36 — a margin of just 3 votes.