Tuzlu is one of the localities of Varto; it had 73 registered voters at the 2015 parliamentary election.
61 people voted at that election. Yeşil Sol Parti took the most votes with 32; CHP followed with 27. Yeşil Sol Parti's share here is 38.6 points below the district average. In the presidential election, 42 of 77 valid votes went to Selahattin Demirtaş — 33.6 points below the district average. At the 2017 referendum 44 of 45 valid votes were 'no' — 11.7 points above the district average.
At the 2024 local election the neighborhood went to CHP with 32 votes, while Varto as a whole was won by DEM Parti. Turnout at the 2024 local election was 92.2%, 25.4 points above the district average. The tightest race came at the 2024 local election: CHP took 32 votes to DEM Parti's 29 — a margin of just 3 votes.