Yarlisu is one of the localities of Varto; it had 49 registered voters at the 2015 parliamentary election.
46 people voted at that election. Yeşil Sol Parti took the most votes with 43; CHP followed with 1. Yeşil Sol Parti's share here is 6.7 points above the district average. In the presidential election, 51 of 51 valid votes went to Selahattin Demirtaş — 11.9 points above the district average. At the 2017 referendum 29 of 34 valid votes were 'no' — 0.8 points below the district average.
First place has changed hands 4 times here since 2009. Turnout at the 2024 local election was 93.2%, 26.3 points above the district average. At the 2019 local election CHP and HDP finished level, on 15 votes each.