With 30 voters on the roll at the 2023 parliamentary election, Cankili stands 48th among the 52 localities of Şefaatli, and its votes were cast at one ballot box.
The neighborhood parts ways with the district as a whole. At the 2023 parliamentary election it went to İYİ Parti with 10 votes, while across Şefaatli the leading party was AK Parti, with İYİ Parti here running 5.1 points above its district average. In the presidential runoff, 13 of 24 valid votes went to Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu — 23.3 points above the district average. At the 2010 referendum 7 of 7 valid votes were 'yes' — 31.9 points above the district average.
First place has changed hands 6 times here since 2009. At the 2024 local election the neighborhood went to İYİ Parti with 17 votes, while Şefaatli as a whole was won by AK Parti. Turnout at the 2024 local election was 48.1%, 36.5 points below the district average.