A single ballot box served Saatli at the 2023 parliamentary election, with 48 registered voters; that places it 42nd among the 52 localities of Şefaatli.
The neighborhood parts ways with the district as a whole. At the 2023 parliamentary election it went to İYİ Parti with 14 votes, while across Şefaatli the leading party was AK Parti, with İYİ Parti here running 3.1 points above its district average. In the presidential runoff, 25 of 39 valid votes went to Recep Tayyip Erdoğan — 5.0 points below the district average. At the 2017 referendum 39 of 41 valid votes were 'yes' — 30.8 points above the district average.
First place has changed hands 6 times here since 2009. The tightest race came at the 2018 parliamentary election: MHP took 18 votes to AK Parti's 17 — a margin of just 1 vote. At the 2024 local election the neighborhood went to CHP with 14 votes, while Şefaatli as a whole was won by AK Parti. Turnout at the 2024 local election was 63.3%, 21.3 points below the district average.