Yukarihacibey is one of the localities of Varto; it had 117 registered voters at the 2015 parliamentary election.
89 people voted at that election. Yeşil Sol Parti took the most votes with 86; BBP followed with 1. Yeşil Sol Parti's share here is 6.7 points above the district average. In the presidential election, 105 of 105 valid votes went to Selahattin Demirtaş — 11.9 points above the district average. At the 2017 referendum 72 of 74 valid votes were 'no' — 11.2 points above the district average.
Turnout at the 2024 local election was 39.8%, 27.1 points below the district average. The tightest race came at the 2024 local election: AK Parti took 22 votes to DEM Parti's 15 — a margin of just 7 votes. At the 2024 local election the village went to AK Parti with 22 votes, while Varto as a whole was won by DEM Parti. First place has changed hands 3 times here since 2009.