Cayiryolu is one of the localities of Varto; it had 59 registered voters at the 2015 parliamentary election.
53 people voted at that election. Yeşil Sol Parti took the most votes with 52; CHP followed with 1. Yeşil Sol Parti's share here is 7.1 points above the district average. In the presidential election, 42 of 42 valid votes went to Selahattin Demirtaş — 11.9 points above the district average. At the 2017 referendum 17 of 28 valid votes were 'no' — 25.4 points below the district average.
At the 2024 local election the neighborhood went to AK Parti with 21 votes, while Varto as a whole was won by DEM Parti. First place has changed hands 3 times here since 2009. Turnout at the 2024 local election was 55.2%, 11.6 points below the district average. The tightest race came at the 2024 local election: AK Parti took 21 votes to DEM Parti's 12 — a margin of just 9 votes.